Stardust Power (SDST) CTO Pablo Cortegoso Sells 123,614 Shares

What Happened Pablo Cortegoso, Chief Technical Officer of Stardust Power Inc. (SDST), disposed of 123,614 shares on September 16, 2026. The shares were sold at a weighted-average price of $0.13 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $16,292. This transaction was a sale (not a purchase) and was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-16; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-17 (timely filing).
• Transaction type: Sale under a Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) plan adopted June 17, 2026 (Footnote F1).
• Shares sold: 123,614; weighted-average price reported $0.13; price range across multiple executions: $0.1300 to $0.1364 (Footnote F2).
• Aggregate proceeds: ~$16,292.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote commitment: Reporting person will provide breakdown of number of shares sold at each price within the stated range upon request (F2).

Context Sales made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan are pre-planned and typically intended for routine liquidity or diversification; they do not by themselves indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. The filing appears timely (reported the next day), and the transaction size/value is modest relative to typical executive trades.