QuantumScape Executives Report Mid‑August Stock Sales

Overview

• Two senior QuantumScape executives disclosed stock disposals in filings for transactions executed on Tuesday, August 18–19, that companies file with the SEC to report insider trades.
• CTO Timothy Holme sold 75,962 shares across August 18 and 19, with 34,086 shares withheld for taxes and the rest sold under a Rule 10b5-1 plan he adopted on June 5, 2025; he still holds about 1.7 million direct shares and 1.2 million indirect derivative securities.
• COO Luca Giovanni Fasoli disposed of 32,255 shares on August 18 to cover tax obligations tied to vested awards and continues to report roughly 1.9 million Class A shares including 1.7 million RSUs and PSUs, leaving his direct stake valued at about $11 million.
• The filings list weighted average sale prices in the mid-$5s and correspond with a share price near $5.75 to $5.88 at the time, a level that reflects roughly a 26% decline over the prior 12 months.
• These transactions are routine tax- and plan-driven moves that are small compared with the executives’ remaining holdings, but investors will watch future Form 4s and company milestones as signals about executive alignment and the firm’s progress commercializing solid-state lithium-metal batteries.