ARKO CFO Jeff Charles Galagher Buys 40,000 Shares in Open Market

What Happened
Jeff Charles Galagher, Chief Financial Officer of ARKO Corp. (ARKO), made multiple open-market purchases on March 17, 2026, acquiring a total of 40,000 shares. The purchases were executed in several lots at prices ranging from $5.01 to $5.08 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $202,762 (average ≈ $5.07/share). The largest single lot reported was 24,177 shares at $5.08 ($122,819).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-18 (timely filing).
• Prices: multiple purchases between $5.01 and $5.08; total shares = 40,000; total cost ≈ $202,762; average ≈ $5.07/share.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Transaction code: P (purchase, open market). No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other footnotes were reported in the disclosed transactions.
• Filing timeliness: appears timely (filed one day after the trades), so no late-filing flag noted.

Context
These were straight open-market purchases by a company officer. Insider purchases can be interpreted as a personal investment signal, but Form 4s do not state motivation—avoid assuming intent. This report does not involve option exercises, gifts, or tax-withholding transactions; it simply documents cash purchases made on the open market.