MEHTA NEIL 4
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Coupang (CPNG) Director Neil Mehta Buys $136.6M in Stock
What Happened
Neil Mehta, a director of Coupang, reported three open-market purchases totaling 7,350,104 Class A shares between March 11–13, 2026, for aggregate consideration of roughly $136,562,970. Transactions reported: 2,017,241 shares at a weighted avg $18.64 ($37.6M) on 2026-03-11; 3,000,000 shares at a weighted avg $18.68 ($56.0M) on 2026-03-12; and 2,332,863 shares at a weighted avg $18.40 (~$42.9M) on 2026-03-13. These were purchases (open-market acquisitions), which investors typically view as a direct buy rather than a sale.
Key Details
- Transaction dates and reported weighted-average prices:
- 2026-03-11: 2,017,241 shares @ $18.64 (weighted avg; actual trades ranged $18.4850–$19.0100) — F1
- 2026-03-12: 3,000,000 shares @ $18.68 (weighted avg; range $18.5000–$18.9000) — F3
- 2026-03-13: 2,332,863 shares @ $18.40 (weighted avg; range $18.2177–$18.7400) — F4
- Total purchased: 7,350,104 shares for ~$136.56 million.
- Shares owned following the transactions: not specified in the filing excerpt provided.
- Filing date: 2026-03-13. Based on the trade and filing dates, the Form 4 appears to have been filed within the typical Section 16 reporting window.
- Footnotes of note:
- F2: Shares are held by funds/accounts advised by Greenoaks Capital Partners LLC; Mehta is a Managing Partner and may be attributed beneficial ownership but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
- F1–F4: Reported prices are weighted averages; ranges of actual trade prices are disclosed and the reporter will provide per-trade price breakdowns on request.
- F5: Mentions unvested RSUs held for board service (adjusted for 1,318 forfeited RSUs).
Context
- These were outright open-market purchases (transaction code P) — not option exercises or awards — so no immediate sale/cashless exercise mechanics apply.
- Because many of the shares are held by funds/accounts managed by Greenoaks, the filing attributes holdings consistent with adviser-related reporting rules; the filing includes a disclaimer that Mehta may be attributed ownership only to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
- Purchases by insiders can be of interest to retail investors as one signal among many; this filing is factual and does not indicate the insider’s motives.