Lentz James E. 4

What Happened
James E. Lentz, a director of Lithia Motors, was granted 715 restricted stock units (RSUs) on April 30, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 per unit (total $0), reflecting an award of contingent rights to company shares rather than an open‑market purchase. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-30; filing date: 2026-05-01 (Form 4) — filed promptly the next day.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant). Price reported: $0.00; quantity: 715 RSUs.
• Footnote: F1 — each RSU is a contingent right to one share of common stock (shares issued upon vesting).
• Shares owned after the reported transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• No indication of a sale, purchase, 10b5-1 plan, or tax‑withholding sale in this entry.

Context
RSU grants are a common form of executive/director compensation and represent future share issuance conditional on vesting terms; they are not immediate purchases or sales and do not, by themselves, signal a buy/sell decision by the insider. This filing documents the award; monitor future filings for vesting, issuance, or any subsequent sales.