Sankarlingam Velchamy

CIK: 0001814012

Sankarlingam Velchamy is a corporate insider at Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM) filing SEC Form 4 transactions. 206 transactions, totaling $0 in purchases and $15,829,687 in sales. Source: SEC EDGAR.

AI Insider Summary

Velchamy Sankarlingam, an insider at Zoom Communications (ZM), has filed 194 Form 4 transactions since 2020, disposing of 413,792 shares against zero bought. His recent activity follows a consistent two-step rhythm: exercise options and surrender shares for tax withholding around the 9th of each month, then sell most of what's left a few days to a week later. On 2026-01-09, he exercised 20,752 shares and withheld 10,661 for taxes; three days later, on 2026-01-12, he sold 7,568 of the roughly 10,091 remaining shares — about 75%. On 2026-04-09, he exercised 25,597 shares combined across two tranches and withheld 13,025 for taxes; six days later, on 2026-04-15, he sold 7,645 shares, roughly 61% of what remained. That pattern held for at least three consecutive cycles (December, January, April), but it hasn't repeated in the two most recent ones: his June 9 exercise (14,060 shares, 3,578 withheld) and July 9 exercise (20,751 shares, 10,559 withheld) show no open-market sale in the data through 2026-07-13, a gap of several weeks where the earlier pattern would have produced one within days.

Velchamy Sankarlingam's insider record at Zoom Communications spans 194 transactions since 2020, with 413,792 shares disposed of against zero ever purchased. What distinguishes his recent activity from a simple exercise-and-hold or exercise-and-sell pattern is timing: he doesn't sell on the same day he exercises. Instead, each month's option exercise and tax-withholding surrender happens around the 9th, and — when it happens — the follow-on open-market sale comes several days to a week later, and only covers a portion of the shares left after taxes.

Three cycles that fit the pattern
Analysis generated by 13F Insight from SEC Form 4 filing data. Methodology
Total Transactions
206
Total Buy Value
$0
Total Sell Value
$15.83M
Net Activity
$-15.83M
Last Transaction
Oct 2026
Companies
1

Companies

Transaction History

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 insider transaction filings.

Type
Sale
Shares
5,299
Price
$99.54
Value
$527K
Type
Sale
Shares
2,346
Price
$98.63
Value
$231K
Type
Exercise
Shares
20,752
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
10,559
Price
$94.67
Value
$1000K
Type
Exercise
Shares
20,752
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Sale
Shares
206
Price
$96.37
Value
$20K
Type
Sale
Shares
2,384
Price
$95.76
Value
$228K
Type
Exercise
Shares
2,807
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Exercise
Shares
4,224
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
3,579
Price
$96.44
Value
$345K
Type
Exercise
Shares
7,031
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Sale
Shares
7,644
Price
$91.98
Value
$703K
Type
Exercise
Shares
20,751
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
10,559
Price
$87.40
Value
$923K
Type
Exercise
Shares
20,751
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Exercise
Shares
2,807
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Exercise
Shares
4,223
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
3,578
Price
$101.15
Value
$362K
Type
Exercise
Shares
7,030
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Sale
Shares
4,698
Price
$86.18
Value
$405K