SVB Executives Sold $84 Million in Stock Before Bank Collapse

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Silicon Valley Bank executives, including CEO Greg Becker, sold $84 million in stock over two years, with $3.6 million sold just two weeks before the bank’s failure. The Justice Department and SEC launched investigations into these insider stock sales, which were executed under 10b5-1 trading plans. Becker sold 12,451 shares on February 27, netting approximately $3 million, while CFO Daniel Beck sold around $575,000 in shares on the same day. These sales raised significant concerns about potential insider trading and executive foreknowledge of the bank’s impending financial crisis.

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[1] SVB Chief Sold $3.6 Million in Stock Before Bank's Failure Tier 1

[2] Regulators Taking Harder Look at SVB Insider Stock Sales Tier 2

[3] SVB Execs Sold $84 Million of Stock Over Past 2 Years Tier 1

[4] SVB Execs Sold Millions in Company Stock Before Collapse Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “SVB Executives Sold $84 Million in Stock Before Bank Collapse.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, June 26, 2023. https://capturecascade.org/event/2023-06-26--silicon-valley-bank-executive-sells-shares-before-collapse/