Hennessy John L. 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Mar 18, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Director John L. Hennessy Sells 1,050 Shares
What Happened
- John L. Hennessy, a director of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), sold a total of 1,050 shares in open-market transactions on March 16, 2026 for aggregate proceeds of approximately $318,579 (weighted average price ≈ $303.41). Individual lots ranged (examples): 105 shares @ $302.48, 232 @ $303.55, 63 @ $304.78, 143 @ $302.74, 179 @ $303.72, 28 @ $304.36, 168 @ $302.97, and 132 @ $303.90.
- The filing also reports small award/acquisition entries totaling 4.3 shares (0.3, 1, 1, and 2 shares) recorded as awards/GSU/DEU-type acquisitions at $0.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 16, 2026; Form 4 filed March 18, 2026 (filed timely).
- Sales: 1,050 shares; total proceeds ≈ $318,579; weighted avg ≈ $303.41/share. Price execution ranges reported across lots from about $302.04 up to $305.16 (per footnotes).
- Awards: 4.3 shares acquired as awards/units (recorded at $0); some DEUs represent dividend-equivalent units that vest on the same schedule as GSUs (see footnotes).
- All sale transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 5, 2024 (pre‑planned trades).
- Shares owned after the transactions are not summarized in the lines provided here—see the Form 4 footnotes for the detailed GSU/DEU holdings and vesting schedules.
Context
- These sales appear to be routine dispositions executed under a 10b5-1 plan (pre-arranged trading plan), which is common for insiders to avoid timing issues; such sales are not by themselves a clear signal of management view.
- The small award entries reflect grant/vesting or dividend-equivalent units (GSUs/DEUs) rather than open-market purchases; DEUs accrued from a declared dividend will vest per the GSU schedule.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
Hennessy John L.
Director
Transactions
- Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F1]2026-03-16$302.48/sh−105$31,760→ 5,576 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F2]2026-03-16$303.55/sh−232$70,424→ 5,344 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F3]2026-03-16$304.78/sh−63$19,201→ 5,281 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F4]2026-03-16$302.74/sh−143$43,292→ 5,138 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F5]2026-03-16$303.72/sh−179$54,366→ 4,959 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
2026-03-16$304.36/sh−28$8,522→ 4,931 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F6]2026-03-16$302.97/sh−168$50,899→ 4,763 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F7]2026-03-16$303.90/sh−132$40,115→ 4,631 total(indirect: By Trust) - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F8][F9][F10]2026-03-16+0.3→ 383 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F11][F9][F12]2026-03-16+1→ 1,364 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F13][F9][F14]2026-03-16+1→ 1,639 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F15][F9][F16]2026-03-16+2→ 2,405 total
Holdings
- 20,624(indirect: By Trust)
Class A Common Stock
- 306
Class C Capital Stock
Footnotes (16)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $302.04 to $302.59, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Alphabet Inc. or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (7) to this Form 4.
- [F10]Consists of 3 DEU and 380 GSUs.
- [F11]1/48th of GSU grant vested on July 25, 2022 and an additional 1/48th vests monthly on the 25th day of each month thereafter, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
- [F12]Consists of 11 DEU and 1,353 GSUs.
- [F13]1/48th of GSU grant vested on July 25, 2023 and an additional 1/48th vests monthly on the 25th day of each month thereafter, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
- [F14]Consists of 11 DEU and 1628 GSUs.
- [F15]1/48 of GSUs will vest on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 31 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 17 months, subject to continued employment on such vesting dates.
- [F16]Consists of 5 DEU and 2,400 GSUs.
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $303.22 to $304.20, inclusive.
- [F3]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $304.36 to $305.16, inclusive.
- [F4]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $302.22 to $303.10, inclusive.
- [F5]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $303.24 to $304.17, inclusive.
- [F6]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $302.52 to $303.40, inclusive.
- [F7]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $303.56 to $304.36, inclusive.
- [F8]The Class C Google Stock Units (GSU) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock for each share underlying the GSU as GSU vest. 1/48th of GSU grant vested on July 25, 2021 and an additional 1/48th vests monthly on the 25th day of each month thereafter, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
- [F9]Represents the dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that accrued on the Reporting Person's GSUs held as of March 9, 2026, in connection with the cash dividend that was declared by the Issuer and distributed on March 16, 2026. These DEUs will vest on the same schedule as the GSUs on which the DEUs accrued. Each DEU entitles the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the DEU as each DEU vests.
Signature
/s/ Fadillah Badar, as Attorney-in-Fact for John L. Hennessy|2026-03-18