PLATT IRA J. 4
4 · CARVANA CO. · Filed Mar 16, 2026
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Carvana (CVNA) Director Ira J. Platt Exercises Options for 10,000 Shares
What Happened Ira J. Platt, a director of Carvana Co. (CVNA), exercised stock options on March 12, 2026 to acquire 10,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share, a transaction with a cash cost of $150,000. The Form 4 also reports transfer/distribution activity tied to a family member’s estate: 850 shares were distributed from an account of a deceased family member and 425 of those shares were allocated to the Ira J. Platt Revocable Trust. The filing additionally reports a derivative disposition of 10,000 shares reported at $0 (listed as a derivative transaction).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-12; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-16 (filed within SEC two-business-day window).
- Exercise: 10,000 shares acquired at $15.00 each = $150,000 total cash paid.
- Derivative disposition: 10,000 shares reported disposed at $0 (listed as a derivative transaction in the filing).
- Estate/transfer activity: 850 shares distributed from the reporting person’s parent’s account due to death; 425 of those shares were distributed to the Ira J. Platt Revocable Trust (per footnote F1).
- Holdings after transaction: not specified in the provided data (see the Form 4 for complete post-transaction holdings).
- Footnotes of note:
- F1–F4 describe multiple trust/foundation relationships (Revocable Trust, Settlers Trust, Platt Family Foundation) and the reporting person’s trustee/beneficiary roles and limited beneficial interest/disclaimer.
- F5 notes the non-qualified options vested in three equal annual installments beginning April 27, 2018.
Context
- The primary action was an option exercise (code M). Option exercises represent acquisition of shares by paying the exercise price; they do not by themselves indicate a bullish or bearish view unless shares are later sold.
- The estate/transfer entries reflect inheritance and intra-family trust allocations and are administrative in nature rather than open-market purchases or sales.
- The reported derivative disposition at $0 may reflect part of the option exercise/settlement mechanics reported on the Form 4; the filing does not provide additional detail about sale proceeds or withholding related to the exercise.
Insider Transaction Report
- Will/Inheritance
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-12−850→ 0 total(indirect: By Parent) - Will/Inheritance
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-12+425→ 20,425 total(indirect: By Trust) - Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
2026-03-12$15.00/sh+10,000$150,000→ 36,105 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
[F5]2026-03-12−10,000→ 20,928 totalExercise: $15.00Exp: 2027-04-27→ Class A Common Stock (10,000 underlying)
- 11,258(indirect: By Trust)
Class A Common Stock
[F3] - 1,999(indirect: By Foundation)
Class A Common Stock
[F4]
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]850 shares of Class A common stock were distributed from an account previously held by the Reporting Person's parent due to the death of a family member. 425 of such shares were distributed to the Ira J. Platt Revocable Trust (the "Revocable Trust").
- [F2]Represents shares of Class A common stock held directly by the Revocable Trust. The Reporting Person is co-trustee and the Reporting Person's spouse is primary beneficiary of the Revocable Trust.
- [F3]Represents shares of Class A common stock held directly by the Georgiana Platt and Successors Remainder Trust (the "Settlers Trust"). The Reporting Person's spouse is co-trustee and primary beneficiary of the Settlers Trust.
- [F4]Represents shares of Class A common stock held by the Platt Family Foundation (the "Foundation"), a charitable organization. The Reporting Person has voting and investment power over all securities owned by the Foundation. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- [F5]The non-qualified stock options representing the right to purchase for the exercise price Class A common stock of the Issuer vested in three equal annual installments beginning on April 27, 2018.