GARCIA ERNEST C. III 4
4 · CARVANA CO. · Filed May 5, 2026
Research Summary
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Carvana (CVNA) CEO Ernest C. Garcia III Withholds 1,415 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Ernest C. Garcia III, CEO of Carvana (CVNA), had 1,415 shares of Class A common stock withheld to cover taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were valued at $382.60 each, for a total withholding value of approximately $541,379. This was a tax-withholding disposition (routine), not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-05-05 (filed timely under Section 16 rules).
- Price per share: $382.60; Shares withheld/disposed: 1,415; Total value: ~$541,379.
- Transaction code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (here, tax withholding on vesting).
- Footnote F1: Shares were withheld to satisfy taxes upon RSU vesting.
- Footnotes F2 & F3: The reporting person is Investment Trustee and Co-Administrative Trustee of two trusts that hold Class A shares; those trust holdings are reported separately.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
Context
Tax-withholding by an issuer when RSUs vest is a routine administrative action and does not necessarily indicate the insider is selling stock into the market. This was not a market sale to a third party but a cashless-withholding to satisfy tax obligations. The filing indicates the insider also acts as trustee for certain family trusts that hold Company shares, as noted in the filing footnotes.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-01$382.60/sh−1,415$541,379→ 922,074 total
- 450,000(indirect: By Trust)
Class A Common Stock
[F2] - 350,000(indirect: By Trust)
Class A Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents total number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer withheld for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units pursuant to various awards.
- [F2]These shares of Class A common stock are held directly by the Ernest C. Garcia III Multi-Generational Trust III (the "Multi-Generational Trust"). The Reporting Person is the Investment Trustee and Co-Administrative Trustee of the Multi-Generational Trust.
- [F3]These shares of Class A common stock are held directly by the Ernest Irrevocable 2004 Trust III (the "Irrevocable Trust"). The Reporting Person is the Investment Trustee and Co-Administrative Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust.