van Es Charles 4

4 · Vita Coco Company, Inc. · Filed Mar 12, 2026

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Updated Mar 12, 2026

Vita Coco (COCO) CCO Charles van Es Withholds 818 Shares

What Happened

Charles van Es, Chief Commercial Officer of Vita Coco (COCO), had 818 shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting/settlement of restricted stock units (RSUs). The withheld shares were reported as a disposition at a price of $54.91 per share, totaling $44,916 (transaction code F — tax withholding).

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-03-11; Filing date: 2026-03-12 (filed next day, timely).
Disposition: 818 shares at $54.91/share, total value reported $44,916.
Transaction code F indicates shares were withheld to cover tax obligations (mandatory, not a discretionary open‑market sale).
Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the Form 4 filing.
Additional footnotes in the filing describe various option/RU vesting schedules; the withholding here is tied to RSU vesting (see footnote F1).

Context

This was a tax-withholding disposition — a routine, issuer-mandated retention of shares to satisfy tax liabilities when RSUs vest. Such withholdings do not reflect a discretionary decision to sell shares and are common following equity award vesting.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-11

Chief Commercial Officer

Transactions

Holdings

Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F2]
Exercise: $10.18Exp: 2030-02-10→ Common Stock (53,750 underlying)
53,750
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F2]
Exercise: $10.18Exp: 2031-01-11→ Common Stock (27,300 underlying)
27,300
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F3]
Exercise: $15.00Exp: 2031-10-21→ Common Stock (58,043 underlying)
58,043
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F4]
Exercise: $15.36Exp: 2032-08-15→ Common Stock (42,980 underlying)
42,980
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F5]
Exercise: $16.91Exp: 2033-03-10→ Common Stock (14,025 underlying)
14,025
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F6]
Exercise: $16.91Exp: 2033-03-10→ Common Stock (14,205 underlying)
14,205
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F7]
Exercise: $26.18Exp: 2034-03-04→ Common Stock (8,746 underlying)
8,746
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F8]
Exercise: $33.36Exp: 2035-03-04→ Common Stock (13,218 underlying)
13,218

Footnotes (8)

[F1]The disposition reported on this Form 4 represents shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of Restricted Stock Units. The disposition is mandated by the Issuer and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.
[F2]The stock option is fully vested and currently exercisable.
[F3]The stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on November 27, 2022.
[F4]The stock option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on August 15, 2025.
[F5]The stock option is eligible to vest if certain performance conditions are met by the target date for the applicable performance condition(s) and expire if the performance conditions are not met by the final target date. The performance conditions applicable were timely satisfied, resulting in vesting of the option as to 14,025 shares on February 20, 2026.
[F6]The stock options vest in four annual equal installments beginning on March 10, 2024.
[F7]The stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on March 4, 2025.
[F8]The Reporting Person was granted stock options that will vest in four annual equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service on each vesting date.

Signature

/s/ Alison Klein, attorney-in-fact for Charles van Es|2026-03-12

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