Straubel Jeffrey B 4
4 · QuantumScape Corp · Filed May 14, 2026
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QuantumScape (QS) Director Jeffrey Straubel Sells Shares
What Happened
Jeffrey B. Straubel, a director of QuantumScape Corp (QS), sold 27,106 shares of QS stock in open-market transactions on May 12, 2026. The shares were sold for total proceeds of approximately $212,869 at a weighted average price of $7.85 per share (prices ranged from $7.575 to $8.495).
Key Details
- Transaction date: May 12, 2026; Form 4 filed May 14, 2026. No late-filing flag was indicated in the provided excerpt.
- Transaction type/code: Sale (S) — open market/private sale.
- Shares sold: 27,106; Weighted average price reported: $7.85; Price range: $7.575 to $8.495.
- Proceeds: ~$212,869.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt. The filing notes that the reporting person’s holdings include 48,192 shares represented by restricted stock units (RSUs).
- Notable footnotes: Sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 13, 2025. The filer notes the reported price is a weighted average and will provide a per-price breakdown on request.
Context
This was a sale under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, which is a common way insiders execute trades on a pre-set schedule and is generally treated as routine rather than a new signal of sentiment. For retail investors, purchases are typically more informative than routine sales; this filing documents proceeds and method (10b5-1) but does not by itself indicate the director’s current view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]2026-05-12$7.85/sh−27,106$212,869→ 131,298 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The sale reported in this Form 4 was 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 $7.575 to $8.495, 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.