Giancarlo Charles H 4

What Happened

• Giancarlo Charles H, a director of Arista Networks, sold a total of 8,000 shares in open-market transactions on February 2, 2026, generating proceeds of approximately $1,123,469. The individual trades reported were:
  • 1,900 shares @ $138.91 = $263,926
  • 1,590 shares @ $140.27 = $223,037
  • 3,910 shares @ $141.01 = $551,344
  • 600 shares @ $141.94 = $85,162
• These were sales (S), which are typically routine dispositions rather than purchasing activity (purchases are usually considered a stronger positive signal).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-02; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-04 (filed within the usual 2-business-day window).
• Total shares sold: 8,000; total proceeds: ~$1.12 million.
• Reported prices are weighted averages of multiple trades; disclosed ranges across footnotes span approximately $138.52 to $142.41.
• Footnotes note the sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered June 12, 2025, and that some shares are held in a family trust for which the reporting person is co‑trustee.
• Shares owned after the transaction are not specified in the information provided here.

Context

• The 10b5-1 plan disclosure means these trades were preplanned and executed under an established trading arrangement, which can indicate routine liquidity management rather than trading on recent company-specific information.
• For retail investors: sales by insiders are common and don’t necessarily signal negative views; buyers of insider transactions tend to weigh purchases more heavily than sales.