Podbere Burt W. 4

What Happened Burt W. Podbere, CFO of CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), sold a total of 15,918 shares in open-market transactions on March 23, 2026, generating roughly $6,533,559 in proceeds. The sales were reported as four separate transactions:

• 6,582 shares at a weighted average price of $409.42 — $2,694,802
• 1,316 shares at a weighted average price of $410.29 — $539,942
• 7,314 shares at a weighted average price of $411.10 — $3,006,785
• 706 shares at a weighted average price of $413.64 — $292,030
  All transactions are coded as sales (S) and, per the filing remarks, were executed to cover tax withholding on vested restricted stock units (RSUs).

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 23, 2026; Form 4 filed March 24, 2026.
• Price details: weighted-average prices shown above. Footnotes indicate each line was executed in multiple trades with price ranges: ~$409.00–409.92, $410.03–410.42, $411.03–412.00, and $413.57–413.84.
• Total shares sold: 15,918; total proceeds: about $6.53 million.
• Purpose: Sales made to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting (filing remark). Footnote F2 confirms shares relate to RSU issuances.
• Beneficial ownership: reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to extent of pecuniary interest (footnote F6).
• Filing timeliness: Form covers 3/23/2026 transactions and was filed on 3/24/2026 (no late filing indicated in the document).

Context These were routine, administrative sales to cover tax withholding obligations tied to vested RSUs, not open-market purchases. Such withholding sales are common for equity-compensated executives and do not by themselves indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. Purchases by insiders tend to be more informative about positive sentiment than routine tax-related sales.