BACHMAN JOHN E. 4

What Happened
John E. Bachman, a director of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO), made two open-market purchases on March 6, 2026, acquiring a total of 16,000 shares. He bought 4,558 shares at $6.45 each (reported value $29,399) and 11,442 shares at $6.46 each (reported value $73,915), for a combined cash outlay of roughly $103,314. These were purchases (transaction code P), which are generally regarded as a more informative signal than routine sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 6, 2026 (reported on Form 4 filed March 9, 2026)
• Trades: 4,558 shares @ $6.45 ($29,399) and 11,442 shares @ $6.46 ($73,915)
• Total shares purchased: 16,000; total reported value: ~$103,314
• Transaction code: P (purchase — open market)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Footnotes/Plans: No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other footnotes disclosed in the reported transactions

Context
Open-market purchases by directors indicate they used personal funds to buy company stock; while this doesn't prove future performance, purchases are often viewed more positively than sales. This Form 4 reports straightforward buy transactions — no options exercises, gifts, or cashless sales were noted.