Straubel Jeffrey B 4

What Happened Jeffrey B. Straubel, a director of QuantumScape Corporation (QS), sold 27,106 shares in open-market transactions on March 11, 2026. The weighted-average sale price was $6.95 per share, producing total proceeds of approximately $188,376. This was a sale (not a purchase or option exercise).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-11; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-13 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: Sale (S) executed in open market.
• Shares sold: 27,106; weighted-average price reported: $6.95; price range across multiple trades: $6.855–$7.065.
• Total proceeds: ~$188,376.
• Footnotes: Sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 13, 2025 (F1). The filing notes the weighted-average price and that a breakdown of shares sold at each separate price is available on request (F2). The filing also references 48,192 shares represented by restricted stock units (RSUs) that convert to shares per vesting schedule (F3).
• The Form 4 does not state a net “shares owned after transaction” total in the provided summary; RSU holdings are disclosed as noted above.

Context A 10b5-1 plan indicates these sales were pre-planned and thus more likely routine rather than a real-time signal of insider sentiment. RSUs mentioned in the filing represent rights to receive shares according to vesting terms and are treated separately from open-market sales. This report is a straightforward director sale and does not, by itself, indicate company-specific positive or negative insider conviction.