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

Reporting relationship: Former Director & CEO
Issuer ticker: CARS
Reported as of: 02 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 05 Mar 2026, 14:28:55 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 12 May 2025
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/Angelique Strong Marks, as Attorney-in-Fact for T. Alex Vetter

Key filing fact

T. Alex Vetter filed Form 4 for Cars.com Inc. (CARS) on 05 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes T. Alex Vetter's Form 4 filing for Cars.com Inc. (CARS).
3 reported transactions and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 05 Mar 2026, 14:28.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 12 May 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001706616 Primary reporting owner

Vetter Thomas Alex

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

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

CARS transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -71,665
Change %: -8.5%
Price: $8.54^*
Shares after: 773,232
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

CARS transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +137,797
Change %: +18%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 911,092
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F3

CARS transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -67,444
Change %: -7.4%
Price: $8.54^*
Shares after: 843,585
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F4

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CARS holding Derivative

Stock Options (right to buy)

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 513,228
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 513,228
Exercise price: $5.40

CARS holding Derivative

Stock Options (right to buy)

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 290,994
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 290,994
Exercise price: $15.17

CARS holding Derivative

Stock Options (right to buy)

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 263,119
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 263,119
Exercise price: $15.07

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote 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.

Footnote F2

Includes RSUs.

Footnote F3

Shares of common stock earned upon vesting of performance awards.

Footnote 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.