Insider trade

Meta's Chief Accounting Officer sold about $2M of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Sep 3, 2026 · Filed Sep 8, 2026

MetaMETA

~$2M
Reported value · 3,240 sh @ $618.0579: 6,271
Holds after · shares reported: +18.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -1.2%, $610.68 → $725.93 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Meta's Chief Accounting Officer sold $2M 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 34% of their holdings
First sale in 10 months
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: Sep 3, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 8, 2026

Officer$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$2,002,508

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

36 days after results of Jul 29, 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 $610.68 on Sep 3, 2026, 16% above its 52-week low and 22% below its high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $525.72 (Mar 27, 2026) to $780.25 (Sep 18, 2025), 33% of the way up, from 252 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $606.10 on Jul 23, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

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	+3.0%	-1.1%	+4.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000950103-26-013672
Filed / recorded: Sep 8, 2026, 10:06 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: Aaron Anderson
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Accounting Officer
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Sep 3, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,240
Price per share: $618.0579
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 6,271
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 May 29, 2026.
The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $618.00 to $618.14 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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