A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 5 filings in this group are Form 4s for Waldencast plc.
The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.
Across the 5 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 2 disposition to issuer, 1 option exercise, 1 other reported transaction and 1 open-market purchase. 1 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.
What each transaction type means
- Disposition to issuer ×2
- Shares were surrendered to or repurchased by the issuer rather than sold to other investors.
- Option exercise ×1
- The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
- Other reported transaction ×1
- The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.
- Open-market purchase ×1
- The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.
Form 4
Open-market purchase
Insider Buying
2026-09-01
WALD insider Souza Cristiano (Director, 10% Owner) bought 335,000 shares (~$505.6K)
Souza Cristiano, listed as Director, 10% Owner at Waldencast plc, reported an open-market purchase of 335,000 WALD shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.
The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
P |
Open-market purchase
|
335,000 |
$1.51 |
$505.6K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Souza Cristiano (Director, 10% Owner)
Shares: 335,000
Est. Value: $505.6K
Form 4
Disposition to issuer
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-08-07
WALD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Brousset Michel (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
Shares were surrendered to or repurchased by the issuer rather than sold to other investors.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
D |
Disposition to issuer
derivative · Restricted Stock Units
|
264,294 |
$2.00 |
$528.6K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Brousset Michel (Director, Chief Executive Officer)
Form 4
Disposition to issuer
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-08-07
WALD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Sebti Hind (Director, Chief Growth Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
Shares were surrendered to or repurchased by the issuer rather than sold to other investors.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
D |
Disposition to issuer
derivative · Restricted Stock Units
|
193,816 |
$2.00 |
$387.6K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Sebti Hind (Director, Chief Growth Officer)
Form 4
Option exercise
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-08-07
WALD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Manfredi Manuel (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
M |
Option exercise
|
79,289 |
— |
— |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Units
|
79,289 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Manfredi Manuel (Chief Financial Officer)
Shares: 79,289
Form 4
Other reported transaction
Tax / Compensation Filing
2022-07-25
WALD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Waldencast Long-Term Capital LLC (10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
J |
Other transaction
derivative · Class B ordinary shares
|
8,545,000 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Waldencast Long-Term Capital LLC (10% Owner)