Vernon Carla 4/A
4/A · Honest Company, Inc. · Filed May 21, 2026
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Honest (HNST) CEO Carla Vernon Sells 129,041 Shares
What Happened
- Carla Vernon, Chief Executive Officer of Honest Company (HNST), sold 129,041 shares via open-market/private sale on March 5, 2026. The reported weighted-average price was $2.85, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $367,767. The filing is an amended Form 4 (filed May 21, 2026).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-05; reported weighted-average price: $2.85 (sales executed at prices ranging $2.85–$2.87).
- Shares sold: 129,041; aggregate proceeds reported: $367,767.
- Reason/footnote: Sale was made pursuant to an approved sell-to-cover plan by the Compensation Committee to cover tax withholding on vested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (Footnote F1).
- Footnote F2: Price shown is weighted average; multiple trades occurred at $2.85–$2.87. Reporting person can provide per-trade breakdown if requested.
- Footnote F3: The filing notes 2,819,261 RSUs that are payable in an equivalent number of shares (these RSUs are included in reported holdings).
- Filing status: This is an amended Form 4 submitted on May 21, 2026 covering the March 5 transaction (filed more than two months after the trade).
Context
- This was a sell-to-cover tax-withholding sale following RSU vesting — a common administrative transaction to satisfy tax obligations rather than a straightforward investment sell decision. Such sales are typically viewed as routine; they do not, by themselves, signal the insider’s broader view of the company’s prospects.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4/AAmended
Vernon Carla
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]2026-03-05$2.85/sh−129,041$367,767→ 4,065,840 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Pursuant to the approved sell-to-cover plan by the Compensation Committee for all executive officers, shares were sold solely to cover the associated tax liability upon the vesting of a previously granted award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.85 to $2.87, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- [F3]Includes 2,819,261 RSUs which are payable in an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock.
Signature
/s/ Brendan Sheehey, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-03-09