Evans Jonathan David 4
4 · LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. · Filed Apr 14, 2026
Research Summary
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Lithium Americas CEO Jonathan Evans Exercises RSUs, Withholds Shares
What Happened
- Jonathan David Evans, President & CEO and a director of Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC), converted 97,897 restricted share units (RSUs) into common shares on April 10, 2026. To satisfy tax withholding, 85,296 of those shares were surrendered/withheld at an implied value of $4.17 per share, totaling $355,684. After withholding, roughly 12,601 shares from this conversion remained issued to him (97,897 converted − 85,296 withheld).
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 10, 2026.
- Conversion: 97,897 RSUs converted to common shares (reported as derivative exercise, code M) at $0.00 per share.
- Tax withholding: 85,296 shares disposed/withheld (code F) at $4.17 per share, total $355,684.
- Filing: Form 4 filed Apr 14, 2026 (covers the Apr 10, 2026 transaction).
- Footnotes: F1 — each RSU equals a contingent right to one common share; F2 — these shares come from a grant of 293,692 RSUs made Apr 10, 2025 that vest one-third annually beginning in 2026 (the 97,897 converted equals one-third of that grant).
- Shares owned after the transaction are not explicitly reported in the provided filing; the retained shares from this vesting are approximately 12,601.
Context
- This was a routine vesting/conversion of RSUs with shares withheld to meet tax obligations (a common non-market activity), not an open-market sale or a new buy signal. Such withholding is typically administrative and does not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s market view.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Evans Jonathan David
DirectorPresident & CEO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Shares
2026-04-10+97,897→ 866,741 total - Tax Payment
Common Shares
2026-04-10$4.17/sh−85,296$355,684→ 781,445 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units
[F1][F2]2026-04-10−97,897→ 195,795 total→ Common Shares (97,897 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Each restricted share unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
- [F2]Represents grant of 293,692 RSUs on April 10, 2025 which vest 1/3 annually on the anniversary date of the grant, beginning in 2026.
Signature
/s/ Tereza Fonda as attorney-in-fact for Jonathan David Evans|2026-04-14