Workiva (WK) Director Martin Vanderploeg Gifts 60,000 Shares

What Happened
Martin J. Vanderploeg, a director of Workiva Inc. (WK), reported a gift transaction on September 15, 2026, transferring 60,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to an irrevocable trust. The transaction is reported as a gift (transaction code G) at $0 per share, with no cash proceeds. The filing records both a disposition and an acquisition of 60,000 shares to reflect the transfer into the trust.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-15; filing date (Form 4): 2026-09-16 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: Gift (G); Price reported: $0.00; Shares transferred: 60,000.
• Securities involved: Class B Common Stock (each share convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock; see footnote).
• Post-transaction ownership: The filing does not state the reporter’s total shares owned after the transfer.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: Class B shares are convertible into Class A shares under specified conditions.
  • F2: Vanderploeg contributed 60,000 indirectly owned Class B shares to an irrevocable trust for which he serves as investment advisor and an immediate family member is the beneficiary.
• Not an option exercise or sale; no cash proceeds and not reported under a 10b5-1 plan.

Context
Gifts to trusts are commonly used for estate or family planning and do not necessarily indicate the insider’s view of the company’s prospects. Because these shares are Class B (convertible into Class A), the economic rights may be similar after conversion; the transaction itself generated no proceeds for the reporting person.