Guo Jian 4

What Happened
Guo Jian, Chief Financial Officer of Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT), disposed of 2,733 shares on 2026-05-15. The shares were sold at a weighted-average price of $26.28 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $71,828. The transaction is reported as code "F" — a payment of exercise price or tax liability — meaning the sale was to satisfy tax or exercise-related obligations rather than an open-market investment sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-15
• Transaction type/code: Disposition to pay exercise price or tax liability (F)
• Shares sold: 2,733 for total proceeds of ~$71,828
• Reported price: weighted average $26.28; per-footnote range $26.2805–$26.4609 (multiple trades)
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt
• Filing timeliness: Reported and filed on 2026-05-15 (appears timely)
• Footnote: The filing notes the weighted-average price and offers to provide a breakdown of the number of shares sold at each specific price within the stated range on request.

Context
F-type transactions typically reflect shares sold to cover taxes or the exercise price in connection with option exercises or restricted stock vesting (a cashless settlement). Such sales are common and often routine, and do not by themselves indicate management sentiment about the company’s outlook.