Alphabet (GOOGL) CFO Anat Ashkenazi Receives Vested Shares; Tax Withholding

What Happened

• Anat Ashkenazi, Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), had Google Stock Units (GSUs) convert into common shares on 2026-09-25. She was credited with 10,154 shares from the conversion (reported as code C, $0.00 per share).
• At the same time, a total of 10,247 shares were disposed/withheld to satisfy tax obligations (reported as code F) at $339.01 per share, generating proceeds/value of $3,473,836. The withholding reflects standard tax settlement tied to vesting; the conversions themselves had no exercise price.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-25; Form 4 filed 2026-09-29 (filed within the standard two business-day window).
• Conversion (C): +10,154 shares acquired at $0.00 (vested GSUs converted to shares).
• Tax withholding / payment (F): 4,169; 4,297; and 1,781 shares withheld (total 10,247) at $339.01 each, total ~$3.47M.
• Net change in holdings from these entries: a decrease of 93 shares (10,154 acquired − 10,247 withheld).
• Footnotes: Vesting and conversion related to previously reported GSUs (see F1–F5). F3 confirms shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations. No 10b5-1 or late-filing flag noted in the filing.

Context

• These transactions reflect routine vesting and tax-withholding on restricted stock/unit awards, not an open-market buy or sale for investment purposes. In plain terms, GSUs converted into shares and the company/broker withheld shares to cover taxes. Such activity is common for equity-compensation settlements and does not by itself indicate insider buying or selling for investment reasons.