FilingsForm 4

SpaceX's Shotwell Gwynne sold 342,170 shares for $52.55 million on Sep 22, 2026

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Published Oct 27, 2026 · 21:48 UTCFiled Sep 24, 2026

Value$52.55 million

Shares342,170

Average price$153.57

FiledSep 24

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model, from public records. Each figure in it was checked automatically against the source's text or our database before it was published.

Shotwell Gwynne, a director and officer (President and COO) of SpaceX, sold 342,170 shares for $52.55 million on Sep 22, 2026, at an average of $153.57 a share. A Form 4, the form an insider files when trading the company's shares, also lists exercises of options on Sep 22, the day of the sales, and on Apr 18, 2026, and states 2,472,035 Class A shares held directly after the last sale line. A footnote on the Form 4, filed Sep 24, 2026 and available on the SEC's EDGAR site, says the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 23, 2026.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

How each figure was checked14 facts

SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: ownerShotwell GwynneOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: relationshipdirector and officer (President and COO)Our database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: shares342,170Our database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: value$52.55 millionOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: first dateSep 22, 2026Our database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: average price$153.57Our database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: sidesaleOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378, line 3exercise of a derivative security (code M): 138,900 shares acquired on Sep 22, 2026 at $8.3998 per share; held directly; 2,610,935 owned after the lineOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378, line 1exercise of a derivative security (code M): 138,900 shares acquired on Apr 18, 2026 at $8.3998 per share; held directly; 2,397,625 owned after the lineOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: shares afterafter the last sale line the form states 2472035 shares of Class A Common Stock held directlyOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378, derivative line 1: the shares owned after the line194,450 shares of Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) owned after this line, held directlyOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378, derivative line 3: the shares owned after the line55,550 shares of Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) owned after this line, held directlyOur database
SpaceX Form 4 0001628280-26-063378: filed onSep 24, 2026Our database
Footnote F1 of the Form 4 filed Sep 24, 2026 (it is attached to that document's line N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, D3, D4, D5)June 23, 2026Footnotes of the Form 4 (SEC EDGAR) ↗

The record

Issuer: SpaceX (CIK 1181412, filed as SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP)
Form: 4
Accession: 0001628280-26-063378
Filed: Sep 24, 2026
Period of report: Apr 18, 2026
Reporting owner: Shotwell Gwynne (CIK 1768956)
Relationship: director and officer (President and COO)
Rule 10b5-1 checkbox: Ticked
Line 1: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 138,900 Class A Common Stock at $8.3998 · Apr 18, 2026 · acquired, directly · 2,397,625 held after
Line 2: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 74,410 Class A Common Stock at $11.20 · Apr 18, 2026 · acquired, directly · 2,472,035 held after
Line 3: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 138,900 Class A Common Stock at $8.3998 · Sep 22, 2026 · acquired, directly · 2,610,935 held after · footnote F1
Line 4: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 74,405 Class A Common Stock at $11.20 · Sep 22, 2026 · acquired, directly · 2,685,340 held after · footnote F1
Line 5: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 128,865 Class A Common Stock at $19.40 · Sep 22, 2026 · acquired, directly · 2,814,205 held after · footnote F1
Line 6: S (sale) · 12,500 Class A Common Stock at $151.1515 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 2,801,705 held after · footnotes F1 and F2
Line 7: S (sale) · 7,600 Class A Common Stock at $151.9272 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 2,794,105 held after · footnotes F1 and F3
Line 8: S (sale) · 145,809 Class A Common Stock at $153.2729 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 2,648,296 held after · footnotes F1 and F4
Line 9: S (sale) · 151,844 Class A Common Stock at $153.9481 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 2,496,452 held after · footnotes F1 and F5
Line 10: S (sale) · 24,417 Class A Common Stock at $154.7196 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 2,472,035 held after · footnotes F1 and F6
Derivative line 1: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 138,900 Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) at $0.00 · Apr 18, 2026 · disposed, directly · 194,450 held after · footnote F7
Derivative line 2: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 74,410 Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) at $0.00 · Apr 18, 2026 · disposed, directly · 104,165 held after · footnote F7
Derivative line 3: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 138,900 Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) at $0.00 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 55,550 held after · footnotes F1 and F7
Derivative line 4: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 74,405 Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) at $0.00 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 29,760 held after · footnotes F1 and F7
Derivative line 5: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 128,865 Option to Buy (Class A Common Stock) at $0.00 · Sep 22, 2026 · disposed, directly · 489,695 held after · footnotes F1 and F8
Footnote F1: This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 23, 2026.
Footnote F2: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $151.58 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $150.61. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Footnote F3: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $152.60 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $151.62. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Footnote F4: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $153.61 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $152.62. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Footnote F5: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $154.61 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $153.62. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Footnote F6: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $154.94 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $154.63. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Footnote F7: The remaining outstanding options will vest in approximately equal monthly installments through November 15, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer.
Footnote F8: The remaining outstanding options will vest in approximately equal monthly installments through November 15, 2029, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer.