PETOKAS ARLENE 4

What Happened

• Arlene Petokas, Chief People Officer of Kura Sushi USA, had 101.303 shares of the company's stock withheld to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted common stock. The withholding was recorded on Feb 3, 2026 at an indicated per-share value of $69.29, totaling approximately $7,019.
• This was a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale or a purchase — a routine administrative action tied to equity vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-03; per-share value: $69.29; aggregate value: ~$7,019.
• Shares withheld: 101.303 (fractional shares reported).
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person’s tax obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted common stock.
• Filing date: 2026-02-04 for a 2026-02-03 transaction — appears timely based on the report.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not provided in the summary here; see the Form 4 filing for the reported post-transaction holdings.

Context

• Tax-withholding (F) transactions are administrative and common when restricted stock vests; they do not necessarily indicate insider sentiment about the company since shares are surrendered to cover tax liabilities rather than sold on the open market.
• For clarity, this was not an exercise of options or a market sale — it reflects vesting-related tax withholding.