Porch Group (PRCH) CEO’s 116K-share tax sell-to-cover and holdings
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Porch Group, Inc. CEO, chairman and founder Matt Ehrlichman reported an open-market sale of 116,303 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $11.116 per share on May 8, 2026. The sale was required by the company under a sell-to-cover method to satisfy tax withholding obligations from performance-based RSU awards that vested on April 7, 2026, and forms part of a series of transactions the company intends to execute over approximately 45 days. Following the sale, Ehrlichman directly held 16,331,134 shares and indirectly held 6,416,712 shares through West Equities, LLC, over which he has sole voting and dispositive power.
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Insights
Tax-driven, company-directed sale with large remaining holdings.
The filing shows Matt Ehrlichman sold 116,303 Porch Group common shares at a weighted average of $11.116 on May 8, 2026. The footnotes explain this was a company-required sell-to-cover transaction linked to performance-based RSU vesting, not a discretionary portfolio move.
Because the sale was the sole mechanism to satisfy tax withholding on PRSU awards that vested on April 7, 2026, it carries limited signaling value about his outlook. After the sale, he still directly holds 16,331,134 shares and indirectly holds 6,416,712 through West Equities, LLC, indicating a substantial continuing equity stake.
The company has indicated it will settle vested PRSU-related common shares in several transactions over approximately 45 days between April 7, 2026 and May 21, 2026, so additional tax-related sales within that window would be consistent with this plan rather than unexpected new activity.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 116,303 | $11.116 | $1.29M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This sale was required by the Issuer at its election (without any discretion by the Reporting Person) under a sell-to-cover method as the sole means for plan participants to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the settlement of performance-based restricted stock unit ("PRSU") awards that vested on April 7, 2026. As previously disclosed, the Issuer has confirmed its intent to settle vested shares of Common Stock for these PRSU awards in several transactions over approximately 45 days, between April 7, 2026 and May 21, 2026 to reduce market impact. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.88 to $11.34 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in this footnote. Issuer common stock held by West Equities, LLC over which the Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power.