Yaacobi Tal 4

What Happened
Yaacobi Tal, a director of Valens Semiconductor Ltd. (VLN), disposed of 1,400 shares on 2026-07-01 in a sale reported on Form 4. The shares were sold at $2.22 per share, yielding proceeds of $3,108. This transaction was a sale (not a purchase) and, per the filing footnote, represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted share units (RSUs) — a routine, administrative transaction rather than an open-market investment decision.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-07-01 — 1,400 shares at $2.22 each.
• Proceeds: $3,108.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — Shares sold were withheld and sold by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding upon RSU vesting.
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-07-06 for a 2026-07-01 transaction (filed more than two business days after the transaction, which appears late relative to the usual Form 4 two-business-day requirement).

Context
Because these shares were withheld/sold to cover tax obligations on vested RSUs, the sale is administrative in nature and typically does not signal the insider’s view of the company’s prospects. For retail investors, routine tax-withholding sales are common and generally less informative than open-market purchases or large, discretionary sales.