T. Alex Vetter - 02 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Cars.com Inc. (CARS)

Role: Former Director & CEO
Signature: /s/Angelique Strong Marks, as Attorney-in-Fact for T. Alex Vetter
Issuer symbol: CARS
Transactions as of: 02 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Mar 2026, 14:28:55 UTC
Previous filing: 12 May 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Vetter Thomas Alex	Former Director & CEO	C/O CARS.COM INC., 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1100, CHICAGO	/s/Angelique Strong Marks, as Attorney-in-Fact for T. Alex Vetter	05 Mar 2026	0001706616

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CARS	Common Stock	Tax liability		-71,665	-8.5%	$8.54^*	773,232	02 Mar 2026	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CARS	Common Stock	Award		+137,797	+18%	$0.000000^*	911,092	02 Mar 2026	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CARS	Common Stock	Tax liability		-67,444	-7.4%	$8.54^*	843,585	02 Mar 2026	Direct	F2, F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	CARS	Stock Options (right to buy)						513,228	02 Mar 2026	Common Stock	513,228	$5.40	Direct
holding	CARS	Stock Options (right to buy)						290,994	02 Mar 2026	Common Stock	290,994	$15.17	Direct
holding	CARS	Stock Options (right to buy)						263,119	02 Mar 2026	Common Stock	263,119	$15.07	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The shares of common stock underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs") that are being reported as "disposed" were retained (but not issued) by Cars.com Inc. (the "Company") in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of RSUs.
F2	Includes RSUs.
F3	Shares of common stock earned upon vesting of performance awards.
F4	The shares of common stock underlying the performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) being reported as "disposed" were retained (but not issued) by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of PSUs.