SOPHiA GENETICS (SOPH) CSO sells 624 shares to cover RSU taxes
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SOPHiA GENETICS SA Chief Sales Officer Kevin Puylaert sold 624 Ordinary Shares of SOPH in open-market transactions. The sales occurred on April 6, 2026 at prices around $4.86 per share and were executed solely to cover tax obligations from recently vested restricted stock units.
After these tax-related sales, Puylaert directly holds 148,230 Ordinary Shares, indicating that only a very small portion of his equity position was used for the "sell to cover" transactions, which the company describes as non-discretionary rather than voluntary market trades.
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Insights
Routine tax-related sell-to-cover, small versus ongoing holdings.
Chief Sales Officer Kevin Puylaert sold a total of 624 Ordinary Shares of SOPHiA GENETICS SA on April 6, 2026 at prices near $4.86 per share. Footnotes state these were open-market sales to satisfy tax obligations from restricted stock unit vesting.
The filing describes the trades as "sell to cover" and explicitly notes they do not represent discretionary trades, which reduces their signaling value about management’s view of the stock. After the transactions, Puylaert still directly owns 148,230 Ordinary Shares, so the dispositions represent a minor fraction of his visible equity position.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 548 | $4.86 | $3K |
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 46 | $4.86 | $223.56 |
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 30 | $4.83 | $144.90 |
Footnotes (1)
- Represents shares sold by the Reporting Person in the open market to satisfy tax obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on April 2, 2026. The sales were effected as a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades. Represents shares sold by the Reporting Person in the open market to satisfy tax obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on April 3, 2026. The sales were effected as a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades.