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144
0001545591
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001530979
The Honest Company
001-40378
12130 Millennium Drive
#500
Los Angeles
CA
90094
888-862-8818
Kelly Kennedy
Officer (or Director)
Common stock
E*Trade Securities LLC
PO Box 484
Jersey City
NJ
07303-0484
1247
1820.62
93431514
07/27/2023
NASDAQ
Common stock
07/27/2023
Shares acquired upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
The Honest Company, Inc.
N
5000
07/27/2023
Equity Compensation
N
Kelly J. Kennedy
12130 Millennium Drive
Suite 500
Los Angeles
CA
90094
Common stock
05/01/2023
1218
2034.06
Kelly J. Kennedy
12130 Millennium Drive
Suite 500
Los Angeles
CA
90094
Common stock
05/22/2023
6801
10739.9
ALL SALES LISTED ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING THOSE LISTED ON TABLE II, WERE SALES EFFECTED SOLELY TO COVER REQUIRED TAXES AND FEES DUE UPON THE VESTING AND SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.
07/31/2023
/s/ Brendan Sheehey, Attorney-in-Fact