Alphabet CLO John Kent Walker Disposes Shares for Tax Obligations Upon Unit Vesting

Executive Summary

On October 25, 2026, John Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet Inc. ($GOOGL), reported transactions involving Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) and Class C Capital Stock. The transactions consisted of the routine vesting of 1,626 GSUs into Class C Capital Stock and the disposition of 1,641 GSUs at a price of $317.28 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, totaling approximately $520,656.48.

Transaction Breakdown

• M-to-Stock Vesting (Code C): 1,626 Class C GSUs converted to Class C Capital Stock at $0.00.
• Tax Withholding (Code F): 1,641 Class C GSUs disposed of at $317.28 per share ($520,656.48) to cover statutory tax withholding.
• Resulting Holdings:
  • Direct Class C Capital Stock: 23,649 shares
  • Indirect Class C Capital Stock (Arete Trust): 85,912 shares
  • Class C GSUs (various vesting tranches): 51,335 units (post-transaction tranche), plus separate grants of 9,538 and 42,782 units.

Market Significance

This Form 4 represents routine equity compensation settlement and automated tax withholding. Because there were no discretionary open-market sales or purchases, this filing holds low trading significance for investors.