Alphabet SVP & CBO Philipp Schindler Vests GSUs with Tax Withholding

Executive Summary

On September 25, 2026, Philipp Schindler, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Alphabet Inc. ($GOOGL), settled multiple tranches of previously granted Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs). A total of 13,442 Class C Capital Stock shares were acquired upon settlement, while 13,566 shares were withheld by the issuer at $339.01 per share to cover statutory tax withholding obligations.

Transaction Details

• Security: Class C Capital Stock & Class C Google Stock Units
• Acquisitions (Code C): 13,442 Class C Capital Stock shares acquired via vesting of three distinct GSU tranches.
• Tax Dispositions (Code F): 13,566 units withheld across three tranches at a fair market value of $339.01 per share, representing an aggregate tax disposition value of approximately $4,599,010.
• Post-Transaction Holdings:
  • Direct Class C Capital Stock: 938,465 shares
  • Indirect Class C Capital Stock: 23 shares (held via Schindler Family Trust U/A DTD 06/14/2017)
  • Remaining Unvested GSUs: 136,511 units across remaining grants

Analysis & Market Impact

These transactions represent routine equity compensation vestings and mandatory statutory tax withholdings. There were no discretionary open-market sales (Code S) or open-market purchases (Code P). Consequently, this filing indicates scheduled compensation settlement rather than discretionary sentiment, carrying Low trading significance.