Alibaba Group Holding Ltd·4

Jun 29, 6:06 AM ET

Jiang Fan (FJ) 4

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Alibaba (BABA) CEO Jiang Fan Exercises Awards, Sells 13,579 Shares

What Happened
Jiang Fan, Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba's E‑commerce Business Group, had restricted share units vest and convert into ordinary shares/ADSs on June 25, 2026 (totaling 30,169 ordinary-share equivalents). To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 13,579 of those shares were sold in the open market for a weighted average price of $12.10, producing proceeds of $164,306. The derivative/vested conversions are reported as exercise/conversion (Code M) with $0 proceeds because they represent settlement of RSUs into shares/ADSs.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: June 25, 2026; Form filed June 29, 2026 (timely filing).
  • Vesting/conversions reported: 7,336 + 7,333 + 15,500 = 30,169 ordinary-share equivalents (settlement of RSUs/ADSs).
  • Open‑market sale: 13,579 shares at a weighted average $12.10, total $164,306 (sold in Hong Kong; HK$94–95 per share converted at HK$7.8464 = US$1 per F4).
  • The M entries reflect conversion/settlement of RSUs/ADSs; the sale was a withholding/sale-to-cover for taxes (per footnote F3).
  • Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided summary of the filing.
  • Relevant footnotes: RSUs settled into ADSs (each ADS = 8 ordinary shares) and ordinary shares (F1–F2, F5–F9); withheld shares sold in HK to satisfy tax withholding (F3–F4).

Context
This was primarily a vesting/settlement of equity awards with a partial sell-to-cover for tax obligations, not an opportunistic open‑market investment purchase. Such withholding sales are routine following vesting and do not necessarily indicate management sentiment about the company’s stock price.