Edward Jay Kreps - 17 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Confluent, Inc. (CFLT)

Reporting relationship: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director
Issuer ticker: CFLT
Reported as of: 17 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 19 Mar 2026, 18:00:25 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 24 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Weilyn Wood, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Edward Jay Kreps filed Form 4 for Confluent, Inc. (CFLT) on 19 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Edward Jay Kreps's Form 4 filing for Confluent, Inc. (CFLT).
8 reported transactions and 7 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 19 Mar 2026, 18:00.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 24 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001868976 Primary reporting owner

Kreps Edward Jay

Relationship: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director
Address: C/O CONFLUENT, INC., 899 W. EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW
Signature: /s/ Weilyn Wood, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 19 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

CFLT transaction

Restricted Stock Units

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -301,660
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CFLT transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -14,017,500
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 14,017,500
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4

CFLT transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -149,984
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: See footnote
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 149,984
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4, F5

CFLT transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -1,000,000
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: See footnote
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,000,000
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4, F6

CFLT transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -1,000,000
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: See footnote
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,000,000
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4, F7

CFLT transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -1,219,153
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,219,153
Exercise price: $2.24
Footnotes: F8

CFLT transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -1,725,153
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,725,153
Exercise price: $2.24
Footnotes: F8

CFLT transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -2,347,999
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,347,999
Exercise price: $15.68
Footnotes: F8

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

Edward Jay Kreps is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may still apply in specific circumstances.

Explanation of responses 8 footnotes

Footnote F1

Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 7, 2025, by and among the Issuer, International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Corvo Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of Issuer Class A Common Stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive $31.00 per share in cash (the "Merger Consideration" or the "Per Share Price"), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.

Footnote F2

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding RSU was assumed by IBM and converted into restricted stock units for 37,778 shares of IBM common stock.

Footnote F3

Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the Reporting Person and has no expiration date.

Footnote F4

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Issuer Class B Common Stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive the Per Share Price, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.

Footnote F5

The shares are held by The Edward J. Kreps and Jamaica H. Kreps 2018 Revocable Trust.

Footnote F6

The shares are held by the GST Exempt Trust under The Kreps Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated September 26, 2019.

Footnote F7

The shares are held by the GST Exempt Trust under The Kreps Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated September 26, 2019.

Footnote F8

The shares subject to the option are fully vested and immediately exercisable. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the option was canceled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash, subject to applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (a) the total number of shares of Issuer common stock covered by such option immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) multiplied by (b) the excess of (1) the Per Share Price over (2) the per share exercise price of such option.