Palantir (PLTR) Chief Accounting Officer Jeffrey Buckley Sells Shares

What Happened
Jeffrey Buckley, Palantir's Chief Accounting Officer, disposed of a total of 5,265 shares of Palantir Class A common stock in transactions on August 20–21, 2026, raising approximately $577,134. The sales were executed as a mix of automatic tax-withholding sales associated with restricted stock unit (RSU) vesting and additional open-market sales under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Transactions reported:

• 2026-08-20 — 58 shares @ $172.65 = $10,014 (F6/F2 range reporting)
• 2026-08-20 — 100 shares @ $173.79 = $17,379 (F2)
• 2026-08-20 — 1,565 shares @ $174.85 = $273,633 (F3)
• 2026-08-20 — 325 shares @ $175.42 = $57,011 (F4)
• 2026-08-20 — 7 shares @ $176.31 = $1,234 (F5)
• 2026-08-21 — 1,250 shares @ $174.29 = $217,863 (F1/F7)

Key Details

• Dates: August 20–21, 2026 (Form 4 filed August 24, 2026).
• Total shares sold: 5,265; aggregate proceeds ≈ $577,134.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes: Sales include automatic dispositions to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting (F1) and multiple open-market trades reported as weighted-average prices across stated price ranges (F2–F6). Transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (F7).
• Transaction type: All sales (S). These were routine dispositions tied to compensation tax obligations and a pre-established trading plan.

Context
These sales were primarily automatic tax-withholding sales related to RSU vesting and executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which is a common mechanism executives use to sell shares without triggering regulatory issues; such sales typically reflect tax/compensation mechanics rather than an active change in insider sentiment. The filing is factual and does not provide additional information about remaining holdings or intent.