Washburn Shelley 4

What Happened

• Shelley Washburn, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Group 1 Automotive (GPI), had a total of 95 shares disposed to satisfy tax withholding related to equity compensation. The dispositions were reported as "Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F)."
• Breakdown: 42 shares were withheld on 2026-02-11 at $339.19 each for $14,246; 53 shares were withheld on 2026-02-12 at $338.54 each for $17,943. Combined, roughly $32,189 worth of shares were surrendered.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-02-11: 42 shares @ $339.19 = $14,246 (code F)
  • 2026-02-12: 53 shares @ $338.54 = $17,943 (code F)
• Total shares disposed: 95; total value ≈ $32,189.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Footnote/transaction code: "F" indicates payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld to cover taxes).
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-02-13 for transactions on 2026-02-11 and 02-12 — appears to be filed within the standard 2-business-day window.

Context

• These transactions reflect tax-withholding related to equity compensation (common after option exercises or restricted stock vesting). Withholding/surrender of shares to cover taxes is routine and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.
• Because this was tax withholding (not an open-market sale or discretionary cash sale), it’s primarily an administrative disposition rather than a directional trade.