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John Joseph Giamatteo sold $885k of BB

CEO & President, Cybersecurity at BLACKBERRY Ltd. 231,765 shares at an average of $3.82, traded Jan 2, 2026, filed Jan 6, 2026.

Warning score
58
Value
$885k
231,765 shares
Holdings after
738,048
-36% from before
From 52-week low
+32%
low $2.87, close $3.80
From 52-week high
-37%
high $6.07, as of Jan 2, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $885k at market
    +23
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 36% of holdings
    +10
  • Cluster
    4 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m -13.5%, 3m -11.2%, 6m +183.2%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

BBOct 12, 2026 · close 8.45
Since filing Jan 6, 2026: +115.6%SPY +13.3% · excess +102.2%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001234080-26-000002, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Jan 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Shares
+72,886--641,050Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Shares
-41,799$3.82$160k599,251Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Shares
+262,391--861,642Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Shares
-150,957$3.82$577k710,685Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Shares
+66,372--777,057Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Shares
-39,009$3.82$149k738,048Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026MOption exercise
Restricted Share Unitsderivative
-72,886--597,667Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026MOption exercise
Restricted Share Unitsderivative
-262,391--335,276Jan 6, 2026
Jan 2, 2026MOption exercise
Restricted Share Unitsderivative
-66,372--597,344Jan 6, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at BLACKBERRY Ltd and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
Pro nowfree Oct 20, 2026
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Jennifer Armstrong-Owen
Sr VP & Chief People Officer
$28k
3,379 shares
-3%
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BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Tim Foote
Chief Financial Officer
$71k
8,441 shares
-11%
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BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
John Joseph Giamatteo
CEO & President, Secure Comm.
$226k
27,004 shares
-3%
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BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Philip S. Kurtz
CLO & Corp. Secretary
$52k
6,164 shares
-8%
15Weak
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Jennifer Armstrong-Owen
Sr VP & Chief People Officer
$24k
2,590 shares
-2%
30Weak
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
John Christopher Wall
President, QNX
$32k
3,474 shares
-20%
27Weak
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Tim Foote
Chief Financial Officer
$30k
3,269 shares
-5%
38Weak
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
John Joseph Giamatteo
CEO & President, Secure Comm.
$269k
29,272 shares
-4%
21Weak
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Philip S. Kurtz
CLO & Corp. Secretary
$38k
4,168 shares
-6%
53Moderate
BBsell 5
BLACKBERRY Ltd
Philip S. Kurtz
CLO & Corp. Secretary
$274k
30,000 shares
-32%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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