WALKER JOHN KENT 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Jul 1, 2026
Research Summary
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Alphabet (GOOGL) CLO John K. Walker Sells Shares
What Happened
- John K. Walker, President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet Inc., sold a total of 8,998 Alphabet shares in multiple open-market transactions on June 29, 2026. The reported weighted-average prices for the sale lots ranged from $345.18 to $351.90, and the sales generated approximately $3,142,916 in proceeds. The filing also reports gift transfers (zero proceeds) of 8,998 shares on June 30, 2026 and 1,624 shares on July 1, 2026 (both reported as gifts).
Key Details
- Transaction dates and prices: Sales executed 2026-06-29 across eight blocks (weighted-average prices shown per block: $345.18, $346.13, $347.25, $348.28, $349.42, $350.49, $351.21, $351.90). Footnotes state actual trade prices in the blocks ranged roughly $344.66–$352.88.
- Total sold: 8,998 shares; total proceeds ≈ $3,142,916.
- Gifts: Gift entries on 2026-06-30 (8,998 shares) and 2026-07-01 (1,624 shares) reported at $0 — gifts do not reflect a market-sale price.
- Plan/authorization: Sales were effected under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted May 5, 2025 (per filing remarks).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-07-01, reporting the June 29 trades (filed promptly based on the transaction date).
- Relevant footnotes: multiple footnotes note that each reported price is a weighted average and provide per-block price ranges; other footnotes describe GSU (Google Stock Unit) vesting schedules and that GSUs convert 1-for-1 to Class C shares as they vest.
Context
- Sales executed under a pre-established 10b5‑1 plan are typically routine and don’t necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. Gift transfers are non‑market transactions and likewise are not a direct signal of sentiment. For retail investors, purchases are generally considered more informative than routine, pre-planned sales; this filing documents a planned sale and subsequent gift transfers rather than a new market purchase.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
WALKER JOHN KENT
President, Global Affairs, CLO
Transactions
- Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F1]2026-06-29$345.18/sh−760$262,337→ 83,528 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F2]2026-06-29$346.13/sh−920$318,440→ 82,608 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F3]2026-06-29$347.25/sh−520$180,570→ 82,088 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F4]2026-06-29$348.28/sh−680$236,830→ 81,408 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F5]2026-06-29$349.42/sh−1,280$447,258→ 80,128 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F6]2026-06-29$350.49/sh−2,400$841,176→ 77,728 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F7]2026-06-29$351.21/sh−2,358$828,153→ 75,370 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F8]2026-06-29$351.90/sh−80$28,152→ 75,290 total(indirect: By Trust) - Gift
Class C Capital Stock
2026-06-30+8,998→ 84,288 total(indirect: By Trust) - Gift
Class C Capital Stock
2026-07-01+1,624→ 85,912 total(indirect: By Trust) - Gift
Class C Capital Stock
2026-06-30−8,998→ 9,767 total - Gift
Class C Capital Stock
2026-07-01−1,624→ 8,143 total
Holdings
- 19,064
Class C Google Stock Units
[F9] - 51,305
Class C Google Stock Units
[F10] - 64,362
Class C Google Stock Units
[F11]
Footnotes (11)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $344.66 to $345.66, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Alphabet Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) through (8) to this Form 4.
- [F10]The GSUs vest as follows: (i) 27/260th of the grant vested on each March 25, 2025, June 25, 2025, September 25, 2025 and December 25, 2025; and (ii) 19/260th of the grant will vest quarterly on the 25th day of the month from March 25, 2026 through December 25, 2026, and on the 1st day of the month from April 1, 2027 through January 1, 2028, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.
- [F11]7/45 of GSUs will vest on the 25th of the month of the Grant Date; 7/180 of GSUs will vest on the 25th of the month 1 month(s) after the Grant Date, vesting 7/180 every 1 month(s) for 8 event(s); 1/45 of GSUs will vest on the 25th of the month 9 month(s) after the Grant Date; 2/45 of GSUs will vest on the 1st of the month 10 month(s) after the Grant Date; 1/45 of GSUs will vest on the 1st of the month 11 month(s) after the Grant Date, vesting 1/45 every 1 month(s) for 21 event(s), subject to continued employment on such vesting date(s).
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $345.70 to $346.70 inclusive.
- [F3]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $346.84 to $347.84 inclusive
- [F4]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $347.85 to $348.85 inclusive.
- [F5]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $348.88 to $349.88 inclusive.
- [F6]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $349.88 to $350.88 inclusive.
- [F7]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $350.88 to $351.88 inclusive.
- [F8]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $351.88 to $352.88 inclusive
- [F9]Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the GSUs as each GSU vests. 1/6th of the GSUs vested on June 25, 2024; 1/12th of the GSUs vested on September 25, 2024, and an additional 1/12th of the GSUs vests quarterly thereafter on the 25th day of the month until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.
Signature
/s/ Kenneth Yi, as Attorney-in-Fact for John Kent Walker|2026-07-01