Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO sells 32,500 Class C shares, adds units
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai reported multiple stock transactions. On March 18, 2026, he completed open‑market sales totaling 32,500 shares of Alphabet Class C capital stock at weighted average prices between about $305.60 and $310.82, leaving him with 1,642,060 Class C shares held directly.
On March 16, 2026, he also received an award of 183 Class C Google Stock Units at no cost, which relate to dividend equivalent units on existing stock units and vest over time alongside the underlying grants.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 32,500 shares ($10,006,385)
Net Sell
9 txns
Insider
Pichai Sundar
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Sold
32,500 shs ($10.01M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Class C Capital Stock | 6,193 | $306.21 | $1.90M |
| Sale | Class C Capital Stock | 8,102 | $307.11 | $2.49M |
| Sale | Class C Capital Stock | 6,621 | $308.18 | $2.04M |
| Sale | Class C Capital Stock | 9,969 | $309.00 | $3.08M |
| Sale | Class C Capital Stock | 1,615 | $310.18 | $501K |
| Grant/Award | Class C Google Stock Units | 183 | $0.00 | -- |
| holding | Class C Capital Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class C Capital Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Class C Capital Stock — 1,668,367 shares (Direct);
Class C Google Stock Units — 265,184 shares (Direct);
Class C Capital Stock — 555,732 shares (Indirect, Sundararajan Pichai 2026 Annuity Trust dtd 02/23/2026);
Class A Common Stock — 227,560 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- Class C GSUs entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the GSU as GSU vests. 1/12th of the grant will vest March 25, 2026. An additional 1/36th will vest on the 25th day of the month from April 25, 2026 through January 25, 2027, and on the 1st day of the month from March 1, 2027 through January 1, 2029, subject to continuing employment on the applicable vesting dates. Represents the dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that accrued on the Reporting Person's GSUs held as of March 9, 2026, in connection with the cash dividend that was declared by the Issuer and distributed on March 16, 2026. These DEUs will vest on the same schedule as the GSUs on which the DEUs accrued. Each DEU entitles the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the DEU as each DEU vests. Conists of 183 DEUs and 265,001GSUs. The Reporting Person is sole trustee and sole annuitant of the Sundararajan Pichai 2026 Annuity Trust dtd 02/23/2026. The Reporting Person's spouse is sole trustee and sole annuitant of the Anjali Pichai 2026 Annuity Trust dtd 02/18/2026. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $305.60 to $306.60 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Alphabet Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (6) to (10) to this Form 4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $306.61 to $307.61, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $307.61 to $308.61, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $308.61 to $309.61, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $309.82 to $310.82, inclusive.
FAQ
What did Alphabet (GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai report in this Form 4?
Sundar Pichai reported open-market sales of Alphabet Class C shares and a stock unit award. The filing details 32,500 shares sold on March 18, 2026, plus 183 Class C Google Stock Units granted on March 16, 2026, which vest over time.