Straubel Jeffrey B 4
4 · QuantumScape Corp · Filed Feb 20, 2026
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QuantumScape (QS) Director Jeffrey Straubel Sells 27,106 Shares
What Happened
Jeffrey B. Straubel, a director of QuantumScape Corp (QS), sold 27,106 shares on 2026-02-19 in an open-market transaction. The shares were disposed at a weighted average price of $7.10 per share for total proceeds of approximately $192,461. This was a sale (not a purchase) and therefore generally a routine disposition rather than an expressed bullish purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-19; Form 4 filed 2026-02-20 (timely filing).
- Transaction type/code: Sale (S) — open market/private sale reported.
- Shares sold: 27,106; weighted average price reported $7.10; total proceeds ≈ $192,461.
- Price range: shares sold in multiple trades at prices from $6.995 to $7.205 (per footnote).
- Holdings after transaction: the filing does not state a single total here; it notes inclusion of 48,192 shares represented by RSUs (restricted stock units) that convert to one share each per vesting schedule.
- Plan/footnote: Sales were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 13, 2025 (routine, prearranged trading plan).
- Additional disclosure: Reporting person will provide breakdown of number of shares sold at each price within the stated range upon request (per footnote).
Context
Because the sale was made under a 10b5-1 plan, it is generally viewed as a prearranged, rule-compliant disposition and not necessarily a reflection of current views about the company’s prospects. Footnote information about RSUs indicates part of the director’s holdings are unvested awards that convert to shares according to a vesting schedule.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]2026-02-19$7.10/sh−27,106$192,461→ 212,616 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 13, 2025.
- [F2]The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.995 to $7.205, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 this footnote to this Form 4.
- [F3]Includes 48,192 shares represented by restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU represents the Reporting Person's right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer per the applicable vesting schedule, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as of each vesting date.