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Roblox (RBLX) CFO Naveen Chopra Sells Shares
What Happened
Naveen K. Chopra, Chief Financial Officer of Roblox Corporation, disposed of a total of 17,509 shares on August 20, 2026 in two open-market sell transactions to cover tax withholding tied to RSU vesting. The filings report 12,807 shares sold at $37.78 for $483,892 and 4,702 shares sold at $38.45 for $180,771, for a combined proceeds of about $664,663. The sales were reported as sell-to-cover related to the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and therefore were not discretionary trades.
Key Details
- Transaction date: August 20, 2026 (reported on Form 4 filed August 24, 2026).
- Sales: 12,807 shares @ $37.78 = $483,892 (footnote indicates multiple prices ranged $38.23–$38.90 for that block per F4); 4,702 shares @ $38.45 = $180,771 (footnote indicates multiple prices ranged $37.22–$38.18 for that block per F2).
- Total shares sold: 17,509; total proceeds: ~$664,663.
- Shares were sold pursuant to a mandatory "sell-to-cover" to satisfy statutory tax withholding on RSU vesting (F1, F3) — not a discretionary sale.
- The filing notes weighted-average price ranges and offers to provide per-price breakdowns on request (F2, F4).
- Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in the information provided.
Context
Sell-to-cover transactions occur when vested RSUs are partially sold to pay required taxes; they are common and generally considered routine administrative actions rather than directional insider bets. The filing shows these were RSU-related tax-withholding sales (each RSU represents a contingent right to one share). The Form 4 was filed four days after the transaction date (Aug 24 filing for Aug 20 transactions); Form 4s are typically due within two business days, and the filing does not include an explicit late-filing notation in the summarized data.