Director’s planned Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) option exercise and 14,525-share sale
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
CARVANA CO. director J. Danforth Quayle reported an option exercise and share sale in Class A Common Stock. He exercised non-qualified stock options for 14,525 shares at $3.00 per share and sold 14,525 shares at $70.00 per share.
These transactions were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 11, 2026. After the sale, he held 214,960 shares directly and 62,500 shares indirectly through the James D. Quayle 2000 Irrevocable Trust.
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Insights
Routine option exercise and sale under a pre-set 10b5-1 plan.
Director J. Danforth Quayle exercised options for 14,525 Carvana Class A shares at an exercise price of $3.00 and sold an equal number of shares at $70.00. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern that converts stock options into cash.
A key detail is that footnotes state the option exercises and sales were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 11, 2026, indicating the trades were pre-scheduled rather than opportunistic. Following the transactions, Quayle still holds 214,960 shares directly and 62,500 shares indirectly via the James D. Quayle 2000 Irrevocable Trust, so the sale represents a small portion of his overall reported holdings.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | 14,525 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 14,525 | $3.00 | $44K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 14,525 | $70.00 | $1.02M |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- The reported option exercises and sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 11, 2026 (the "10b5-1 Plan"). All amounts reflect the five for one forward stock split conducted by the issuer on May 7, 2026. The non-qualified stock options representing the right to purchase for the exercise price Class A Common Stock of the Issuer vested 25% on April 1, 2018 and monthly thereafter for the following three years, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer.