Donna Blackman, Chief Financial Officer of Stride, Inc., filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 20, 2026, disclosing a tax-withholding transaction tied to the vesting of restricted shares on August 18, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Donna Blackman, identified as Chief Financial Officer of Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN)
  • Transaction date: August 18, 2026, with the filing submitted on August 20, 2026
  • Shares disposed: 3,395 shares of Stride common stock were withheld by the issuer, coded as transaction type "F"
  • Withholding price: $83.76 per share, representing the closing price of Stride common stock on the vesting date or the most recent prior market day
  • Remaining ownership: Blackman directly holds 179,856 shares of common stock following the reported transaction

Stride CFO's Restricted Share Vesting and Tax Withholding Details

According to the filing, Donna Blackman, who serves as Chief Financial Officer of Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN), reported the disposition of 3,395 shares of Stride common stock on August 18, 2026. The transaction was coded "F," which the filing's footnote explains "represents the number of shares withheld by the Issuer upon the vesting of restricted shares to cover the executive's withholding tax associated with the satisfaction of all vesting conditions." The price per share used for this withholding was $83.76, based on the closing price of Stride common stock on the vesting date, or if that date fell on a weekend or market holiday, the closing price on the most recent prior market day.

Stride, Inc. is a technology-based education company that provides online learning programs and curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as career learning solutions. Following the withholding transaction, the filing indicates Blackman directly held 179,856 shares of Stride common stock. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the filing. The statement was signed by John C. Grothaus as attorney-in-fact on behalf of Blackman, and was filed as an individual, single-reporting-person disclosure.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed that Stride's CFO, Donna Blackman, had 3,395 shares withheld by the company at $83.76 per share to satisfy tax obligations upon restricted share vesting, leaving her with a direct beneficial ownership of 179,856 shares of common stock.