[Form 4] Vital Farms, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Vital Farms insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Thilo Wrede exercised employee stock options and sold common shares on 08/14/2025. The CFO exercised options with a $13.91 exercise price to acquire 7,189 shares, and reported ownership of 14,378 derivative shares following the transactions. On the same date, the Reporting Person sold 600 shares at a weighted average price of $47.06 and 2,793 shares at a weighted average price of $47.70 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted May 15, 2025. Beneficial ownership reported after the transactions ranged from 62,176 to 58,783 common shares in the table entries.
Movimenti interni di Vital Farms: Il Chief Financial Officer Thilo Wrede ha esercitato opzioni azionarie riservate ai dipendenti e ha venduto azioni ordinarie il 14/08/2025. Il CFO ha esercitato opzioni con prezzo di esercizio di $13,91 per acquisire 7.189 azioni e ha dichiarato la detenzione di 14.378 azioni derivate a seguito delle operazioni. Nello stesso giorno, la persona segnalante ha venduto 600 azioni a prezzo medio ponderato di $47,06 e 2.793 azioni a prezzo medio ponderato di $47,70 nell'ambito di un piano di negoziazione ai sensi della Regola 10b5-1 adottato il 15 maggio 2025. La partecipazione beneficiaria riportata dopo le operazioni varia da 62.176 a 58.783 azioni ordinarie, come indicato nelle voci della tabella.
Movimientos internos de Vital Farms: El director financiero Thilo Wrede ejerci贸 opciones sobre acciones de empleados y vendi贸 acciones ordinarias el 14/08/2025. El CFO ejerci贸 opciones con un precio de ejercicio de $13,91 para adquirir 7.189 acciones y declar贸 la propiedad de 14.378 acciones derivadas tras las operaciones. Ese mismo d铆a, la persona informante vendi贸 600 acciones a un precio medio ponderado de $47,06 y 2.793 acciones a un precio medio ponderado de $47,70 bajo un plan de negociaci贸n conforme a la Regla 10b5-1 adoptado el 15 de mayo de 2025. La propiedad beneficiaria reportada despu茅s de las transacciones oscila entre 62.176 y 58.783 acciones ordinarias en las entradas de la tabla.
Vital Farms 雮措秬 瓯半灅 雮挫棴: 斓滉碃鞛毂呾瀯鞛�(Chief Financial Officer) Thilo Wrede臧� 2025-08-14鞐� 歆侅洂 欤检嫕毵れ垬靹犿儩甓岇潉 頄夓偓頃橁碃 氤错喌欤茧ゼ 毵り皝頄堨姷雼堧嫟. CFO電� 頄夓偓臧�瓴� $13.91搿� 7,189欤茧ゼ 旆摑頃橁赴 鞙勴暣 鞓奠厴鞚� 頄夓偓頄堨溂氅�, 瓯半灅 頉� 14,378欤检潣 韺岇儩欤检嫕 氤挫湢毳� 鞁犼碃頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 臧欖潃 雮�, 氤搓碃鞚胳潃 2025雲� 5鞗� 15鞚� 毂勴儩霅� 耄� 10b5-1 瓯半灅瓿勴殟鞐� 霐半澕 臧�欷戫弶攴犼皜瓴� $47.06鞐� 600欤�, 臧�欷戫弶攴犼皜瓴� $47.70鞐� 2,793欤�毳� 毵り皝頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 瓯半灅 頉� 氤搓碃霅� 靾橃澋鞝� 靻岇湢甓岇潃 響� 頃鞐愳劀 62,176欤�鞐愳劀 58,783欤� 靷澊搿� 旮办灛霅橃柎 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟.
Mouvements d'initi茅s chez Vital Farms : Le directeur financier Thilo Wrede a exerc茅 des options d'achat d'actions accord茅es aux employ茅s et a vendu des actions ordinaires le 14/08/2025. Le CFO a exerc茅 des options au prix d'exercice de 13,91 $ pour acqu茅rir 7 189 actions et a d茅clar茅 d茅tenir 14 378 actions d茅riv茅es apr猫s les op茅rations. Le m锚me jour, la personne d茅clarante a vendu 600 actions au prix moyen pond茅r茅 de 47,06 $ et 2 793 actions au prix moyen pond茅r茅 de 47,70 $ dans le cadre d'un plan de trading en vertu de la r猫gle 10b5-1 adopt茅 le 15 mai 2025. La participation b茅n茅ficiaire rapport茅e apr猫s les transactions varie, selon les entr茅es du tableau, de 62 176 脿 58 783 actions ordinaires.
Insider-Aktivit盲ten bei Vital Farms: Finanzchef Thilo Wrede 眉bte am 14.08.2025 Mitarbeiteraktienoptionen aus und verkaufte Stammaktien. Der CFO 眉bte Optionen mit einem Aus眉bungspreis von $13,91 zur Erwerb von 7.189 Aktien und meldete nach den Transaktionen den Besitz von 14.378 derivativen Aktien. Am selben Tag ver盲u脽erte die meldende Person im Rahmen eines nach der Rule 10b5-1 eingerichteten Handelsplans (adoptiert am 15. Mai 2025) 600 Aktien zu einem gewichteten Durchschnittspreis von $47,06 und 2.793 Aktien zu $47,70 (gew. Durchschnitt). Die nach den Transaktionen gemeldete wirtschaftliche Beteiligung reicht in den Tabellenangaben von 62.176 bis 58.783 Stammaktien.
- Trades executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, indicating a pre-established, documented selling arrangement
- Option exercise disclosed clearly with exercise price of $13.91 and vesting schedule noted
- Insider sold 3,393 common shares (600 and 2,793) on 08/14/2025, which may be viewed as insider liquidity
- Beneficial ownership decreased in reported table entries from 62,176 to 58,783 common shares after sales
Insights
TL;DR: Insider exercised options at $13.91 and sold shares under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, signaling routine liquidity rather than an ad-hoc disposition.
The filing shows a simultaneous option exercise (7,189 shares) and planned sales (total 3,393 shares) executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted May 15, 2025. The exercise price of $13.91 is disclosed and the sales occurred at weighted average prices near $47, indicating a significant spread between strike and sale prices. These are typical director/officer actions to monetize vested equity while relying on an affirmative defense plan. For investors, the activity is informative about insider liquidity but not, by itself, a material change to company operations or financial condition.
TL;DR: Transactions were executed under a documented 10b5-1 plan and include option exercise; governance procedures appear followed.
The Form 4 explicitly checks the box indicating the trades were pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan and includes footnotes committing to provide per-trade price breakdowns. The filing is signed by an attorney-in-fact, showing adherence to procedural requirements. From a governance perspective, the disclosure meets routine transparency expectations for officer transactions; there is no disclosure here of any insider trading concerns beyond planned disposition under the stated plan.
Movimenti interni di Vital Farms: Il Chief Financial Officer Thilo Wrede ha esercitato opzioni azionarie riservate ai dipendenti e ha venduto azioni ordinarie il 14/08/2025. Il CFO ha esercitato opzioni con prezzo di esercizio di $13,91 per acquisire 7.189 azioni e ha dichiarato la detenzione di 14.378 azioni derivate a seguito delle operazioni. Nello stesso giorno, la persona segnalante ha venduto 600 azioni a prezzo medio ponderato di $47,06 e 2.793 azioni a prezzo medio ponderato di $47,70 nell'ambito di un piano di negoziazione ai sensi della Regola 10b5-1 adottato il 15 maggio 2025. La partecipazione beneficiaria riportata dopo le operazioni varia da 62.176 a 58.783 azioni ordinarie, come indicato nelle voci della tabella.
Movimientos internos de Vital Farms: El director financiero Thilo Wrede ejerci贸 opciones sobre acciones de empleados y vendi贸 acciones ordinarias el 14/08/2025. El CFO ejerci贸 opciones con un precio de ejercicio de $13,91 para adquirir 7.189 acciones y declar贸 la propiedad de 14.378 acciones derivadas tras las operaciones. Ese mismo d铆a, la persona informante vendi贸 600 acciones a un precio medio ponderado de $47,06 y 2.793 acciones a un precio medio ponderado de $47,70 bajo un plan de negociaci贸n conforme a la Regla 10b5-1 adoptado el 15 de mayo de 2025. La propiedad beneficiaria reportada despu茅s de las transacciones oscila entre 62.176 y 58.783 acciones ordinarias en las entradas de la tabla.
Vital Farms 雮措秬 瓯半灅 雮挫棴: 斓滉碃鞛毂呾瀯鞛�(Chief Financial Officer) Thilo Wrede臧� 2025-08-14鞐� 歆侅洂 欤检嫕毵れ垬靹犿儩甓岇潉 頄夓偓頃橁碃 氤错喌欤茧ゼ 毵り皝頄堨姷雼堧嫟. CFO電� 頄夓偓臧�瓴� $13.91搿� 7,189欤茧ゼ 旆摑頃橁赴 鞙勴暣 鞓奠厴鞚� 頄夓偓頄堨溂氅�, 瓯半灅 頉� 14,378欤检潣 韺岇儩欤检嫕 氤挫湢毳� 鞁犼碃頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 臧欖潃 雮�, 氤搓碃鞚胳潃 2025雲� 5鞗� 15鞚� 毂勴儩霅� 耄� 10b5-1 瓯半灅瓿勴殟鞐� 霐半澕 臧�欷戫弶攴犼皜瓴� $47.06鞐� 600欤�, 臧�欷戫弶攴犼皜瓴� $47.70鞐� 2,793欤�毳� 毵り皝頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 瓯半灅 頉� 氤搓碃霅� 靾橃澋鞝� 靻岇湢甓岇潃 響� 頃鞐愳劀 62,176欤�鞐愳劀 58,783欤� 靷澊搿� 旮办灛霅橃柎 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟.
Mouvements d'initi茅s chez Vital Farms : Le directeur financier Thilo Wrede a exerc茅 des options d'achat d'actions accord茅es aux employ茅s et a vendu des actions ordinaires le 14/08/2025. Le CFO a exerc茅 des options au prix d'exercice de 13,91 $ pour acqu茅rir 7 189 actions et a d茅clar茅 d茅tenir 14 378 actions d茅riv茅es apr猫s les op茅rations. Le m锚me jour, la personne d茅clarante a vendu 600 actions au prix moyen pond茅r茅 de 47,06 $ et 2 793 actions au prix moyen pond茅r茅 de 47,70 $ dans le cadre d'un plan de trading en vertu de la r猫gle 10b5-1 adopt茅 le 15 mai 2025. La participation b茅n茅ficiaire rapport茅e apr猫s les transactions varie, selon les entr茅es du tableau, de 62 176 脿 58 783 actions ordinaires.
Insider-Aktivit盲ten bei Vital Farms: Finanzchef Thilo Wrede 眉bte am 14.08.2025 Mitarbeiteraktienoptionen aus und verkaufte Stammaktien. Der CFO 眉bte Optionen mit einem Aus眉bungspreis von $13,91 zur Erwerb von 7.189 Aktien und meldete nach den Transaktionen den Besitz von 14.378 derivativen Aktien. Am selben Tag ver盲u脽erte die meldende Person im Rahmen eines nach der Rule 10b5-1 eingerichteten Handelsplans (adoptiert am 15. Mai 2025) 600 Aktien zu einem gewichteten Durchschnittspreis von $47,06 und 2.793 Aktien zu $47,70 (gew. Durchschnitt). Die nach den Transaktionen gemeldete wirtschaftliche Beteiligung reicht in den Tabellenangaben von 62.176 bis 58.783 Stammaktien.
FAQ
What transactions did Vital Farms (VITL) CFO Thilo Wrede report on the Form 4?
Were the sales by the reporting person part of a 10b5-1 plan for VITL?
How many derivative shares does the filing show after the transactions?
What prices were reported for the share sales on the Form 4?
Does the filing state the vesting schedule for the exercised options?
