Capital One (COF) President Dean Lia Sells 2,193 Shares

What Happened Dean Lia, President, Banking & Premium Products at Capital One Financial Corp (COF), sold a total of 2,193 shares in open-market transactions on August 17, 2026. The sales comprised 2,192 shares at $225.52 each ($494,340) and 1 share at $225.92 ($226), for total proceeds of approximately $494,566. This was a sale (not a purchase), which for insiders is often a routine liquidity event.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 17, 2026 (reported on Form 4 filed Aug 18, 2026).
• Prices and amounts: 2,192 shares @ $225.52 ($494,340) and 1 share @ $225.92 ($226); total 2,193 shares, approx. $494,566.
• Ownership after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnote: The trades were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established May 14, 2026 (per footnote F1).
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed the next day (Aug 18, 2026), consistent with timely reporting.

Context A 10b5-1 plan allows insiders to sell shares according to a pre-set schedule or rules and is commonly used to avoid trading on nonpublic information; such sales do not by themselves indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. For retail investors, purchases by insiders can be more informative about confidence than routine sales; note here this was a scheduled sale under a trading plan.