Insider trade

Meta's Chief Legal Officer sold about $382K of company shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Oct 21, 2025 · Filed Oct 23, 2025

MetaMETA

~$382K
Reported value · 519 sh @ $736.37: 28K
Holds after · shares reported: +1.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +15.4%, $733.27 → $741.90 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

Meta's Chief Legal Officer sold $382K 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 2% of their holdings
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: Oct 21, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Oct 23, 2025

Officer$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$382,176

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

83 days after results of Jul 30, 2025, 8 days before results of Oct 29, 2025

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 $733.27 on Oct 21, 2025, 51% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, after a 4% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $484.66 (Apr 21, 2025) to $790.00 (Aug 12, 2025), 81% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $765.70 on Sep 9, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 261 workers was filed in California on October 22, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 1 day after the trade; 5 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	-12.2%	+0.7%	-12.9%
30 days	-17.0%	-1.3%	-15.7%
90 days	-12.3%	+1.7%	-14.0%
180 days	-8.6%	+5.0%	-13.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000950103-25-013596
Filed / recorded: Oct 23, 2025, 10:04 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: Jennifer Newstead
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Legal Officer
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Oct 21, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 519
Price per share: $736.37
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 28,275
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on February 11, 2025.

Around the same time

11mo ago

Congressional trade

$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

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Why it stands out Official record

11mo ago

Congressional trade

$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

10 different filers disclosed META within 90 days. Disclosed 22 days after the transaction; reported as an official range, not an exact amount.

Why it stands out Official record

11mo ago

Congressional trade

$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

10 different filers disclosed META within 90 days. Disclosed 22 days after the transaction; reported as an official range, not an exact amount.

Why it stands out Official record