Natera President & CBO Sells $700K in Shares for Tax Obligations

Insider Transaction Overview

On October 27 and October 28, 2026, John Fesko, President and Chief Business Officer of Natera, Inc. ($NTRA), disposed of a total of 1,679 shares of Common Stock across two transactions, generating gross proceeds of approximately $699,940.

Transaction Breakdown

• October 27, 2026: Sold 781 shares at $406.00 per share.
• October 28, 2026: Sold 898 shares at a weighted average price of $426.3404 per share.
• Aggregate Consideration: $699,939.68.
• Remaining Holdings: 195,578 shares directly held following the transactions.

Nature and Context of the Sale

According to the footnotes in the filing, these transactions were strictly executed as sell-to-cover sales to satisfy tax withholding and remittance liabilities arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The sales were executed under written instructions intended to comply with the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) established in Stock Unit Agreements from January 2023 and January 2024.

Significance

The trading significance is assessed as Low because the transaction represents a non-discretionary, automated sale for statutory tax obligations, and the insider continues to retain a significant equity stake exceeding 195,000 shares.