Schulman Brett 4

What Happened
Brett Schulman, CEO, President and director of CAVA Group, sold a total of 4,542 shares in two open-market transactions on January 27, 2026: 3,006 shares at $61.96 ($186,252) and 1,536 shares at $62.50 ($96,000), totaling roughly $282,252. According to the filing, these sales were mandatory "sell-to-cover" transactions to satisfy tax-withholding obligations on vested restricted stock units (RSUs) and were not discretionary trades by the reporting person.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-27 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-01-29). Filing appears timely.
• Individual trades: 3,006 shares @ $61.96 = $186,252; 1,536 shares @ $62.50 = $96,000. Total ≈ $282,252.
• The filing notes these sales were part of broker-aggregated sell-to-cover blocks: one weighted-average block covering 31,092 shares sold at $61.40–$62.39 and another weighted-average block covering 15,886 shares sold at $62.40–$62.72; proceeds were allocated pro rata to employees (including the reporting person). The reporting person can provide a breakdown of shares sold at each separate price upon request.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the reported items; the filing notes inclusion of unvested RSUs.
• Footnotes: F1—sales were to cover tax withholding (not discretionary); F3—some holdings include unvested RSUs; F2/F4—explain weighted-average pricing and allocation.
• Remark: the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of certain indirectly owned securities except to the extent of a pecuniary interest.

Context
Sell-to-cover transactions are routine, tax-driven sales when RSUs vest and generally don’t signal a change in an insider’s view of the company. For retail investors, outright purchases by insiders tend to be more informative about sentiment than tax-mandated sales. If you need precise per-share breakdowns within the reported price ranges, the filing indicates the reporting person will provide that detail to the company, shareholders, or the SEC upon request.