CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz Sells About $5.1 Million of Stock Under Trading Plan

CrowdStrike President and CEO George Kurtz sold 20,000 shares of the cybersecurity company for about $5.1 million under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The sales took place on Oct. 23 and Oct. 26, 2026, in a series of trades at prices ranging from about $235.96 to $263.53 a share, according to the filing, which was submitted Tuesday evening.

A planned sale

The filing says the shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan Kurtz adopted on Jan. 16, 2026. Such plans let corporate insiders set up sales in advance, at a time when they are not in possession of material nonpublic information, which allows trades to proceed later on a set schedule or formula.

That context matters. Because the plan was put in place months ago, the timing of these particular trades was set in advance and is not a fresh decision by Kurtz to sell at current prices.

How much he still owns

After the transactions, Kurtz directly held 7,381,504 shares of CrowdStrike Class A common stock, according to the Form 4. The filing also reports 400,000 shares held indirectly through the Kurtz Family Dynasty Trust.

The 20,000 shares sold represent a small fraction, well under 1%, of his directly held stake.

Why investors watch these filings

Insider sales by top executives are closely tracked, though planned sales like these are common among founders whose wealth is concentrated in company stock. The range of prices in the filing, from the mid-$230s to the low-$260s, reflects where the shares traded while the plan was executing.

Sources

1. Form 4 filed by George Kurtz, President and CEO, reporting sales of CrowdStrike Class A common stock, filed Oct. 27, 2026 (accession 0001778564-26-000193)

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