Kalia Kumud 4

What Happened
Kalia Kumud, Chief Information Officer of Guardant Health (GH), received 13,493 shares when restricted stock units vested on March 15, 2026 (12,856 + 637 shares acquired at $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding, the company retained 6,839 of those shares at $85.49 per share, totaling $584,666. Net shares delivered to Kumud were 6,654 shares. This transaction represents the vesting/settlement of compensation awards rather than an open-market buy or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 15, 2026; Form 4 filed March 17, 2026.
• Acquired: 13,493 shares via RSU vesting (12,856 and 637 shares reported as conversion/exercise at $0.00).
• Withheld for taxes (disposed): 6,839 shares at $85.49/share = $584,666 (payment of tax liability).
• Net shares delivered to insider: 6,654 shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported on this Form 4.
• Footnotes: F2 = performance-based RSU (granted June 7, 2023) whose second tranche vested on March 15, 2026; F4 = time-based RSU (granted June 9, 2023) with multi-year vesting; F1 = shares were retained by the company solely to satisfy tax withholding and not in excess of the tax liability.
• Codes: M indicates conversion/exercise of a derivative (here the RSU settlement), F indicates tax withholding.
• Filing timeliness: No late filing is indicated on the Form 4 (filed March 17, 2026).

Context
This is a routine compensation event (RSU vesting) common for executives and not an open-market purchase or discretionary sale. The withholding of shares to cover taxes is a standard practice (similar to a "cashless" settlement) and should be viewed as a payroll/tax action rather than an indicator of buying or selling intent.