Whitney Wolfe Herd, Chief Executive Officer and a director and 10% owner of Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ:BMBL), filed a Form 4 on September 11, 2026, disclosing a transaction dated September 10, 2026 involving Class A Common Stock.

Key Highlights

  • Tax withholding disposition: 46,752 shares of Class A Common Stock were withheld at $2.98 per share to satisfy tax obligations related to vesting restricted stock units.
  • Direct ownership following transaction: Herd directly holds 1,306,029 shares of Class A Common Stock after the reported transaction.
  • Spouse-held shares: 100,000 shares are held indirectly by the reporting person's spouse.
  • Trust-held shares: 23,255 shares are held indirectly by a trust for which the reporting person's spouse serves as trustee.
  • Transaction code: The disposition was coded "F," indicating shares withheld by the issuer for tax withholding on equity awards.

Bumble CEO's RSU Vesting Triggers Automatic Tax Withholding Transaction

According to the filing, Whitney Wolfe Herd, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director, and a 10% owner of Bumble Inc., reported a single non-derivative transaction on September 10, 2026. The transaction involved 46,752 shares of Class A Common Stock disposed of at a price of $2.98 per share. The filing states this represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations relating to the vesting of restricted stock units, which is a standard mechanism issuers use when equity awards vest.

Following the reported transaction, the filing discloses that Herd directly holds 1,306,029 shares of Class A Common Stock. In addition to direct holdings, the filing identifies two categories of indirect beneficial ownership: 100,000 shares held by the reporting person's spouse, and 23,255 shares held by a trust for which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the filing.

The Form 4 was signed on September 11, 2026, by Matthew Morgeson as attorney-in-fact on behalf of Herd. The filing does not indicate that the transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) plan, as that checkbox was not selected on the form.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reports a disposition of 46,752 shares of Bumble Inc. Class A Common Stock at $2.98 per share by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, attributed to tax withholding on vesting restricted stock units, with direct beneficial ownership standing at 1,306,029 shares afterward.