Grocery Outlet Director Carey Jaros Buys 15,000 Shares

What Happened

• Carey Jaros (Director) reported an open-market purchase of 15,000 shares of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) on 2026-08-27 at $11.70 per share, totaling $175,500.
• The filing also shows paired zero-dollar entries on 2026-07-30 (45,000 shares disposed and 45,000 shares acquired) that reflect a transfer of shares into a tenancy in common between two revocable family trust accounts — a change in form of ownership, not an economic sale.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-08-27 — Open-market purchase (code P): 15,000 shares @ $11.70 = $175,500.
  • 2026-07-30 — Other acquisition/disposition (code J): 45,000 shares disposed and 45,000 shares acquired @ $0.00 (transfer between accounts).
• Shares owned after the reported transactions: not specified in the filing summary provided.
• Footnotes:
  • F1 explains the 7/30 zero-dollar entries were a transfer to a tenancy in common held by two revocable family trusts; Jaros retains a pecuniary interest and the transfer is exempt under Rule 16a-13.
  • F2 notes Jaros serves as trustee of one trust and is a beneficiary of the other and disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by the trust for which she is trustee except to the extent of pecuniary interest.
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-08-31 (reporting period 2026-07-30). The filing lists these transactions; no explicit late-filing notation was provided in the summary.

Context

• The 15,000-share open-market purchase is a straightforward buy (often interpreted as a direct purchase signal); the 7/30 zero-dollar records are routine intra-family trust transfers and do not reflect a market sale.
• No options exercise, tax-withholding, or 10b5-1 plan disclosure is indicated in the provided details.