Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) funds sell shares, shift Volpi trust
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Index Ventures Growth III (Jersey) L.P. and Yucca (Jersey) SLP, entities associated with Aurora Innovation director Michelangelo Volpi, sold a total of 179,782 Class A shares on August 5, 2026 at a weighted average price of $7.0746 (range $7.00–$7.24). After these sales, Index Ventures Growth III held 315,415 shares and Yucca held 4,803 shares, reported as indirect holdings for Volpi, who disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.
Separately, trust transfers moved 1,851,851 shares from the Volpi‑Cupal Family Trust to The M. Volpi 2025 grantor‑retained annuity trust and then 908,784 shares from that trust to Volpi, leaving 943,067 shares in the trust; these transfers involved no purchase or sale.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F1, F2 | 177,085 | $7.0746 | $1.25M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F1, F3 | 2,697 | $7.0746 | $19K |
| holding | Class A Common Stock F4 | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock F4 | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (4)
- F1. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock (the "Common Stock") were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.00 to $7.24. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, the full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F2. Shares held by Index Ventures Growth III (Jersey) L.P. ("Index Growth III"). Index Venture Growth Associates III Limited ("IVGA III") is the managing general partner of Index Growth III. The Reporting Person is a retired partner within the Index Ventures group. Advisors within the Index Ventures group provide advice to Index Growth III. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.
- F3. Shares held by Yucca (Jersey) SLP ("Yucca"). Yucca is the administrator of the Index co-investment vehicles that are contractually required to mirror the relevant fund's investment in the issuer (in this case, Index Growth III). The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.
- F4. These shares were previously indirectly held by the Volpi-Cupal Family Trust UDT 4/5/00 (the "Volpi-Cupal Family Trust"), for which the Reporting Person and his spouse were co-trustees and sole beneficiaries. On April 24, 2025, the Volpi-Cupal Family Trust transferred 1,851,851 shares of Common Stock to The M. Volpi 2025 GRAT 2 (the "2025 GRAT"), a grantor-retained annuity trust for which the Reporting Person is the trustee and sole annuitant, and on August 3, 2026, the 2025 GRAT transferred 908,784 shares as an annuity payment to the Reporting Person. There was no purchase or sale of shares of Common Stock in connection with the transfer from the Volpi-Cupal Family Trust to the 2025 GRAT or in connection with the annuity payment from the 2025 GRAT to the Reporting Person.
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