GOOG Insider Filing: John K. Walker Reports GSU Vesting and Tax Withholding
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
John Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs and CLO of Alphabet Inc., reported multiple transactions on 09/25/2025 involving Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) and Class C capital stock. Several GSUs vested and were disposed: transactions show dispositions of 7,059; 4,730; and 6,030 GSUs at $0 (likely vesting deliveries) and dispositions of 7,138; 4,783; and 6,098 GSUs at $247.83 per share for tax withholding, resulting in reduced holdings. After these transactions he directly owned 41,322 shares of Class C capital stock and indirectly held 60,801 shares through Arete Trust (with Arete Trust, John Kent Walker and Diana Ruth Walsh as Trustees). The filing explains the GSU vesting schedule and that shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations.
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Insights
TL;DR: Routine executive equity vesting and tax-withholding transactions, disclosed as required; no new corporate actions reported.
The Form 4 shows scheduled vesting of GSUs and contemporaneous share disposals to satisfy tax obligations. The pattern and explanations indicate standard compensation mechanics rather than extraordinary insider selling. Indirect ownership via Arete Trust is disclosed, clarifying beneficial ownership structure. For governance reviewers, these are routine disclosures that maintain transparency about executive compensation realization and post-vesting disposition.
TL;DR: Multiple GSU vestings and share withholdings on 09/25/2025 produced modest net reductions in reported holdings; no market-moving item disclosed.
The reported transactions include GSUs converted/vested (reported as C with $0 price) and shares withheld/sold at $247.83 to satisfy taxes. Post-transaction direct beneficial ownership is 41,322 Class C shares with an additional 60,801 indirectly held. These transactions reflect compensation vesting mechanics and tax settlements; the filing provides clear counts and prices where withholding occurred.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion | Class C Google Stock Units | 7,059 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class C Google Stock Units | 7,138 | $247.83 | $1.77M |
| Conversion | Class C Google Stock Units | 4,730 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class C Google Stock Units | 4,783 | $247.83 | $1.19M |
| Conversion | Class C Google Stock Units | 6,030 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class C Google Stock Units | 6,098 | $247.83 | $1.51M |
| Conversion | Class C Capital Stock | 17,819 | $0.00 | -- |
| holding | Class C Capital Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the GSUs as each GSU vests. 1/6th of the GSUs vested on June 25, 2023 and an additional 1/12th of the GSUs vests quarterly thereafter until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continuing employment on the applicable vesting dates. Vesting of GSUs grant of which was previously reported in Form 4. Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of vesting of GSUs. 1/6th of the GSUs vested on June 25, 2024; 1/12th of the GSUs vested on September 25, 2024, and an additional 1/12th of the GSUs vests quarterly thereafter on the 25th day of the month until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The GSUs vest as follows: (i) 27/260th of the grant will vest on each March 25, 2025, June 25, 2025, September 25, 2025 and December 25, 2025; and (ii) 19/260th of the grant will vest quarterly on the 25th day of the month from March 25, 2026 through December 25, 2026, and on the 1st day of the month from April 1, 2027 through January 1, 2028, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.
