John Fesko, President and Chief Business Officer of Natera, Inc., filed a Form 4 on October 29, 2026, disclosing two open-market sales of common stock on October 27 and October 28, 2026, executed to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to vesting restricted stock units.

Key Highlights

  • First sale: 781 shares of Natera common stock were disposed of on October 27, 2026, at $406 per share, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan from a Stock Unit Agreement granted January 26, 2024.
  • Second sale: 898 shares were disposed of on October 28, 2026, at $426.3404 per share, under Rule 10b5-1 plans from Stock Unit Agreements granted January 27, 2023.
  • Total shares sold: 1,679 shares across the two transactions, both coded as dispositions (S).
  • Tax-related purpose: According to the filing, both sales "were effected in order to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units."
  • Remaining ownership: Fesko directly held 195,578 shares of common stock following the October 28, 2026 transaction.
  • Issuer: Natera, Inc., traded on NASDAQ:NTRA.

Fesko's RSU Vesting Sales at Natera: October 27-28, 2026

John Fesko, identified in the filing as President and Chief Business Officer of Natera, Inc., reported two separate dispositions of common stock over consecutive trading days. On October 27, 2026, the filing shows 781 shares were sold at $406 per share, reducing his directly held position to 196,476 shares. The transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 written instruction contained in a Stock Unit Agreement dated January 26, 2024.

The following day, October 28, 2026, Fesko disposed of an additional 898 shares at a price of $426.3404 per share. This second sale, according to the filing, was linked to Stock Unit Agreements granted January 27, 2023, also conducted under Rule 10b5-1(c) conditions. After this transaction, his direct beneficial ownership stood at 195,578 shares. Both sales are coded "S" in the filing, indicating open-market sales.

The filing notes that both transactions were made to cover tax withholding and remittance obligations arising from RSU vesting events, not as discretionary open-market sales initiated outside a pre-established plan. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II. The Form 4 was signed by Tami Chen as Attorney-in-Fact on October 29, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

Natera President and Chief Business Officer John Fesko disclosed two RSU-related tax withholding sales totaling 1,679 shares on October 27-28, 2026, both executed under pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plans, leaving him with 195,578 directly held shares.