Alexander E. Timm - 18 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Root, Inc. (ROOT)

Reporting relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: ROOT
Reported as of: 18 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: -$891,207
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 20 Feb 2026, 16:10:28 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 12 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 03 Apr 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Jodi Baker, Attorney-in-fact

Key filing fact

Alexander E. Timm filed Form 4 for Root, Inc. (ROOT) on 20 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Alexander E. Timm's Form 4 filing for Root, Inc. (ROOT).
4 reported transactions and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 20 Feb 2026, 16:10.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 12 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$891,207.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001815994 Primary reporting owner

Timm Alexander E.

Relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10%+ Owner
Address: C/O ROOT, INC., 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS
Signature: /s/ Jodi Baker, Attorney-in-fact
Signature date: 20 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

ROOT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +113,659
Change %: +75%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 265,071
Date: 18 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

ROOT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $647,188
Shares: -10,508
Change %: -4%
Price: $61.59
Shares after: 254,563
Date: 19 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

ROOT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +8,736
Change %: +3.4%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 263,299
Date: 18 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

ROOT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $244,020
Shares: -3,962
Change %: -1.5%
Price: $61.59
Shares after: 259,337
Date: 19 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

Reflects Performance-Based Restricted Share Units ("PSUs") granted under the Issuer's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. One-quarter of the PSUs vested upon the certification of performance by the Compensation Committee and the remainder vest annually (25% per year) on January 1, 2027, January 1, 2028, and January 1, 2029.

Footnote F2

These shares of common stock were withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of PSUs.

Footnote F3

Vesting of PSUs granted under the Issuer's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan upon the certification of performance by the Compensation Committee.