Shyam Sankar - Aug 21, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)

Role
Officer
Signature
/s/ Justin V. Laubach, under power of attorney
Stock symbol
PLTR
Transactions as of
Aug 21, 2023
Transactions value $
-$8,696,044
Form type
4
Date filed
8/23/2023, 10:50 PM
Previous filing
Aug 22, 2023
Next filing
Nov 22, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Conversion of derivative security +97.5K +7.42% 1.41M Aug 21, 2023 Direct F1, F2
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Sale -$2.22M -152K -10.81% $14.55 1.26M Aug 21, 2023 Direct F1, F3
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Conversion of derivative security +74.3K +5.91% 1.33M Aug 22, 2023 Direct F1, F2
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Sale -$1.72M -116K -8.72% $14.81 1.22M Aug 22, 2023 Direct F1, F4
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Conversion of derivative security +203K +16.7% 1.42M Aug 23, 2023 Direct F2, F5
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Sale -$4.76M -317K -22.3% $15.02 1.1M Aug 23, 2023 Direct F5, F6
transaction PLTR Class A Common Stock Gift $0 -65K -5.89% $0.00 1.04M Aug 23, 2023 Direct F7
holding PLTR Class A Common Stock 750K Aug 21, 2023 See Footnote F8

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction PLTR Class B Common Stock Conversion of derivative security $0 -97.5K -4.24% $0.00 2.2M Aug 21, 2023 Class A Common Stock 97.5K Direct F1, F2
transaction PLTR Class B Common Stock Conversion of derivative security $0 -74.3K -3.38% $0.00 2.13M Aug 22, 2023 Class A Common Stock 74.3K Direct F1, F2
transaction PLTR Class B Common Stock Conversion of derivative security $0 -203K -9.55% $0.00 1.92M Aug 23, 2023 Class A Common Stock 203K Direct F2, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This transaction is part of a related series of transactions. The Reporting Person acquired rights to 375,000 shares of Class B Common Stock upon incremental vesting of previously granted restricted stock units on August 20, 2023, converted 97,467 shares of the Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock and immediately sold the resulting shares of Class A Common Stock along with 54,995 additional shares of Class A Common Stock on August 21, 2023 and then converted 74,328 shares of the Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock and immediately sold the resulting shares of Class A Common Stock along with 41,938 additional shares of Class A Common Stock on August 22, 2023. All sales were automatic sales of shares to cover required tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting event on August 20, 2023 and were conducted in compliance with the Reporting Person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
F2 The Class B Common Stock is convertible into the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis and has no expiration date.
F3 This transaction represents sales executed in multiple open market sales. The sales reflected in this line item were made at prices ranging from $14.40 to $14.76. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price of trades occurring within that price range. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate sale price.
F4 This transaction represents sales executed in multiple open market sales. The sales reflected in this line item were made at prices ranging from $14.63 to $15.12. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price of trades occurring within that price range. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate sale price.
F5 This transaction is part of a related series of transactions. The Reporting Person converted 203,205 shares of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock and immediately sold the resulting shares of Class A Common Stock along with 113,397 additional shares of Class A Common Stock in the open market pursuant to a preexisting Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c), entered into (or most recently amended or modified, as applicable) on June 7, 2022, prior to the effectiveness of the revised requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).
F6 This transaction represents sales executed in multiple open market sales. The sales reflected in this line item were made at prices ranging from $14.50 to $15.455. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price of trades occurring within that price range. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate sale price.
F7 Represents a bona fide gift of 65,000 shares by the Reporting Person to a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in memory of the Reporting Person's late father, in compliance with the Reporting Person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan noted in footnote (5) above.
F8 These shares are held of record by Shyam Sankar, Co-Trustee of the Sankar Irrevocable Remainder Trust u/a/d 4/20/2020 (the "Remainder Trust"). These shares were not subject to a particular transaction during the dates covered by this Form 4 and are listed here to disclose the Reporting Person's holdings as required by Securities and Exchange Commission rules. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Remainder Trust, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Officer title: Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President. This Form 4 has been compiled based on applicable requirements to reflect the specific transactions described herein and is not intended to disclose or describe all shares and/or other equity securities owned or beneficially held by the Reporting Person. For additional details regarding the Reporting Person's overall stock and equity holdings, please see the Issuer's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2023, including under the heading "Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management" (subject to the definitions, explanations, and time periods described therein).