UTI (UTI) CEO Jerome Alan Grant sells 94,500 shares for tax planning

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UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC Chief Executive Officer Jerome Alan Grant sold 94,500 shares of common stock in open-market transactions. The sales occurred on June 29, 2026 at weighted average prices of $41.6294 and $41.1535 per share, according to the Form 4.

The filing notes that these sales were made for personal tax planning purposes. The transactions were reported as direct holdings of common stock, and no option exercises or derivative transactions were disclosed in this document.

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CEO executes open-market stock sale tied to tax planning.

The Form 4 shows CEO Jerome Alan Grant completed open-market sales totaling 94,500 shares of UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC common stock on June 29, 2026 at weighted average prices around $41 per share.

The footnotes state the sales were for personal tax planning purposes, which generally indicates a liquidity or tax-management decision rather than a change in company outlook. No option exercises or derivative positions are reported here, so this filing reflects straightforward share dispositions.

Because the document does not present the company’s total shares outstanding, the scale of these sales relative to the overall equity base cannot be assessed from this filing alone. As such, the informational value is primarily that the CEO reduced his direct common stock position by 94,500 shares in routine market transactions.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 94,500 shares ($3,912,306)

Net Sell 2 txns

Insider Grant Jerome Alan

Role Chief Executive Officer

Sold 94,500 shs ($3.91M)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	45,539	$41.1535	$1.87M
Sale	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	48,961	$41.6294	$2.04M

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock, $0.0001 par value — 384,676 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

These shares were sold by the reporting person for personal tax planning purposes. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $40.50 to $41.495. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth herein. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.50 to $42.12. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth herein.

Key Figures

Shares sold total: 94,500 shares First transaction size: 48,961 shares First transaction price: $41.6294 per share +2 more

5 metrics

Shares sold total 94,500 shares Open-market common stock sales on June 29, 2026

First transaction size 48,961 shares Common stock sale, open market

First transaction price $41.6294 per share Weighted average sale price

Second transaction size 45,539 shares Common stock sale, open market

Second transaction price $41.1535 per share Weighted average sale price

Key Terms

open-market sale, weighted average price, personal tax planning purposes

3 terms

open-market sale financial

"transaction_action": "open-market sale""

An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.

weighted average price financial

"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."

Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.

personal tax planning purposes financial

"These shares were sold by the reporting person for personal tax planning purposes."

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Available on EDGAR 06/30/2026 - 08:00 PM Accepted by SEC EDGAR 06/30/2026 - 08:00 PM

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Grant Jerome Alan

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4225 E. WINDROSE DRIVE, SUITE 200

(Street)

PHOENIX

ARIZONA

85032

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC [ UTI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	06/29/2026		S		45,539⁽¹⁾	D	$41.1535⁽²⁾	384,676	D
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	06/29/2026		S		48,961⁽¹⁾	D	$41.6294⁽³⁾	335,715	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were sold by the reporting person for personal tax planning purposes.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $40.50 to $41.495. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth herein.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.50 to $42.12. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth herein.

	/s/ Christopher Kevane, Attorney-in-Fact for Jerome Alan Grant	06/30/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR

FAQ

What insider transaction did UTI’s CEO report on this Form 4?

UTI’s CEO, Jerome Alan Grant, reported selling 94,500 shares of common stock in open-market transactions. The trades took place on June 29, 2026, at weighted average prices slightly above $41 per share, according to the Form 4 filing.

At what prices did the UTI CEO sell his shares on June 29, 2026?

The CEO’s reported sales occurred at weighted average prices of $41.6294 and $41.1535 per share. Footnotes explain that each weighted average reflects multiple trades within price ranges roughly between $40.50 and $42.12 per share on that date.

How many UTI shares did Jerome Alan Grant sell in total?

The Form 4 shows that Jerome Alan Grant sold a total of 94,500 shares of Universal Technical Institute common stock. This total comes from two reported open-market sale transactions of 48,961 shares and 45,539 shares executed on June 29, 2026.

Why did UTI’s CEO say he sold these shares?

A footnote states that the shares were sold by the reporting person for personal tax planning purposes. This indicates the transactions were driven by individual tax considerations rather than any disclosed change in the company’s operations or strategy.

Were the UTI CEO’s June 29, 2026 trades single executions or multiple trades?

The reported prices are weighted averages, and the footnotes clarify that each sale covered multiple transactions. Those individual trades occurred within specified price ranges between about $40.50 and $42.12 per share on June 29, 2026.

Does this UTI Form 4 include any option exercises or derivative transactions?

No, the insider data indicate only non-derivative common stock sales. The derivativeSummary section is empty, and the transaction codes are both “S,” which correspond to open-market or private sale transactions of existing common shares.