Scarlett Kathleen 4
4 · BEST BUY CO INC · Filed Mar 24, 2026
Research Summary
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Best Buy SEVP Scarlett Kathleen Receives Award & Sells Shares
What Happened
- Scarlett Kathleen, Senior EVP, Corporate Affairs & HR at Best Buy (BBY), received a grant of 21,895 restricted shares on 2026-03-20 (value shown as $0 on grant). She also disposed of 8,049 shares in an open-market sale on 2026-03-23 at $64.02 per share, totaling approximately $515,289. The grant is an award (A); the sale is reported as a sale (S).
Key Details
- Transaction dates and prices:
- 2026-03-20: Award of 21,895 restricted shares (reported acquisition at $0.00).
- 2026-03-23: Sale of 8,049 shares at $64.02 each; proceeds ≈ $515,289.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: Restricted shares will vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date.
- F3: The 8,049-share sale represents shares sold to cover tax withholding upon vesting of restricted shares and is not a discretionary sale by the reporting person.
- Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-03-24 covering the 3/20 grant and 3/23 sale; filing appears within the normal reporting window.
Context
- The grant is restricted stock with multi-year vesting (not an immediate market purchase), so its primary purpose is compensation and retention. The sale was for tax withholding related to restricted-share vesting (per footnote) and is not presented as a signal of trading intent. Purchases generally carry more informational weight for investors; this filing mainly documents compensation and routine withholding-related sale.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Scarlett Kathleen
SEVP, Corp Affairs & HR
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-20+21,895→ 110,718 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F3]2026-03-23$64.02/sh−8,049$515,289→ 102,669 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Restricted shares that will vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date.
- [F2]This number reflects a periodic acquisition of shares under a dividend reinvestment plan exempt from reporting under Section 16b-3(c).
- [F3]Represents the number of shares sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted shares and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the reporting person.
Signature
/s/ Jodie H. Crist, Attorney-in-fact|2026-03-24