WALKER JOHN KENT 4

What Happened
Walker John Kent, President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), disposed of 47,574 shares in a series of open‑market sales on February 17, 2026. The sales were reported in eight tranches at weighted average prices of $297.70, $298.60, $299.50, $300.81, $301.69, $302.64, $303.41 and $304.47, generating total proceeds of approximately $14,341,414. These were sale transactions (code S) and were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 17, 2026; Form 4 filed February 19, 2026 (appears timely).
• Tranches sold (shares @ weighted avg. price — proceeds):
  • 1,900 @ $297.70 = $565,630
  • 4,900 @ $298.60 = $1,463,140
  • 4,400 @ $299.50 = $1,317,800
  • 4,200 @ $300.81 = $1,263,402
  • 11,531 @ $301.69 = $3,478,787
  • 14,641 @ $302.64 = $4,430,952
  • 5,402 @ $303.41 = $1,639,021
  • 600 @ $304.47 = $182,682
• Total shares sold: 47,574; total proceeds: ≈ $14.34 million.
• Footnotes: reported prices are weighted averages; individual trades within each tranche ranged roughly from $297.11 to $305.27 per share (see footnotes F1–F8). Footnotes F9/F10 describe Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) and vesting schedules.
• Plan: Transactions reported as executed under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted May 5, 2025 (The Arete Trust).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not stated in the provided excerpt.

Context
These were sales under a pre‑arranged 10b5‑1 plan, which is common for insiders to systematically sell shares and does not by itself indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. Sales are generally considered routine; purchases tend to be more informative about insider sentiment.