Straubel Jeffrey B 4

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.