Insider trade

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth sold ~$552K of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Nov 18, 2025 · Filed Nov 20, 2025

MetaMETA

~$552K
Reported value · 929 sh @ $593.7586: 5,612
Holds after · shares reported: +21.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +15.7%, $597.69 → $725.93 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Meta's Chief Technology Officer sold $552K of Meta shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 14% of their holdings
Routine for them: 8 sales in the past year
8 insiders at Meta sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Nov 18, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Nov 20, 2025

Officer$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$551,602

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

20 days after results of Oct 29, 2025, 71 days before results of Jan 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $597.69 on Nov 18, 2025, 23% above its 52-week low and 24% below its high, after a 16% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $484.66 (Apr 21, 2025) to $790.00 (Aug 12, 2025), 37% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $713.08 on Oct 7, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 101 workers was filed in Washington on October 23, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 26 days before the trade; 7 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+9.0%	+3.7%	+5.3%
30 days	+11.3%	+3.9%	+7.4%
90 days	+8.5%	+3.9%	+4.6%
180 days	+1.8%	+12.5%	-10.7%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000950103-25-015120
Filed / recorded: Nov 20, 2025, 11:09 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1326801
Ticker: META
Reporting person: Andrew Bosworth
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Technology Officer
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Nov 18, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 929
Price per share: $593.7586
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 5,612
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sales reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on January 31, 2025.
The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $593.36 to $594.33 per share. The holder undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon written request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

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