ARNOLD FRANCES 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Jun 30, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Director Arnold Frances Sells 112 Shares
What Happened
Arnold Frances, a director of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), sold 112 shares in an open-market transaction on 2026-06-30 at $351.28 per share, for a total of $39,343. This was a sale (S) reported on Form 4 and was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-06-30. Price: $351.28 per share. Shares sold: 112. Total value: $39,343.
- Transaction type: Open market sale (Code S). Reported on Form 4 filed 2026-06-30 (no late filing indicated).
- Plan disclosure: Transaction effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 21, 2025.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the provided filing details.
- Footnotes of note: GSUs (Google Stock Units) convert to one share of Alphabet Class C stock as they vest; vesting occurs monthly in 1/48 increments under the schedules described in footnotes F1–F3 (different start/end month patterns tied to service/board tenure).
Context
- Sales under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan are typically routine and structured to avoid trading on material nonpublic information; they do not by themselves indicate the director’s view on the company’s prospects.
- The reported transaction is a straightforward open-market sale of existing holdings (not an option exercise or gift).
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
ARNOLD FRANCES
Director
Transactions
- Sale
Class C Capital Stock
2026-06-30$351.28/sh−112$39,343→ 18,833 total
Holdings
- 717
Class C Google Stock Units
[F1] - 984
Class C Google Stock Units
[F2] - 1,516
Class C Google Stock Units
[F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The Google Stock Units (GSUs) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock for each share underlying the GSU as GSU vests. 1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2023 and an additional 1/48th of GSUs will vest monthly thereafter until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
- [F2]1/48 of GSUs vests on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 31 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 17 months, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
- [F3]1/48 of GSUs will vest on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 19 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 29 months, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
Signature
/s/ Fadillah Badar, as Attorney-in-Fact for Frances H. Arnold|2026-06-30