Toyota Motor Corp. President Kon Kenta received a grant of 317 shares on September 25, 2026, with a reported per-share value of $19.16, according to SEC disclosure information. The transaction concerns Toyota, whose ticker is TM, and carries a total reported value of approximately $6,074.

The transaction is identified as an award or grant in a Form 4 insider disclosure. That classification matters: the record describes shares being awarded to an executive, rather than an open-market purchase in which the executive chooses to buy stock at a prevailing market price.

Multiplying the disclosed share count by the stated price produces $6,073.72, which rounds to the reported $6,074. This calculation describes the value associated with the disclosed transaction. It does not establish that Kon paid that amount in cash, or that the award produced an immediately available cash benefit.

The supplied information also indicates that the transaction was not under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. It provides no explanation for the award's timing and does not specify any performance conditions, vesting schedule or restrictions attached to the shares.

What a Form 4 records

Form 4 is a public disclosure used to report changes in beneficial ownership by insiders subject to the relevant U.S. securities reporting rules. Those insiders generally include directors, certain officers and shareholders holding more than 10% of a covered class of equity securities. Most reportable transactions must be disclosed within two business days, although exceptions apply.

The form distinguishes among transaction types, including purchases, sales, grants and other transfers. Its tables can identify the security involved, the transaction date, the number of securities and a transaction price. It can also show ownership following a transaction and whether securities are held directly or indirectly. Footnotes frequently supply details needed to understand an entry.

The information supplied for this report does not include Kon's resulting total holdings or the complete filing footnotes. It therefore does not establish how large this award is relative to his existing stake, or whether it forms part of a broader compensation arrangement. The disclosed transaction value is also not a measure of his total compensation.

Rule 10b5-1 provides a framework under which insiders can establish trading arrangements in advance, subject to conditions, and potentially claim an affirmative defense against insider-trading liability. An indication that a transaction was not made under such a plan does not, by itself, establish misconduct or explain why the transaction occurred. Here, the disclosed transaction type remains an award or grant.

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The complete Form 4, particularly its footnotes and ownership columns, is the next reference for any additional explanation of the shares received and holdings afterward. Any award agreement or compensation disclosure that can be linked to this grant would be needed to establish its terms. The information currently supplied documents the transaction's basic dimensions but leaves those details unconfirmed.