What SEC filings does OPENLANE, Inc. submit to the SEC?

OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about OPLN?

A Form 4 for OPLN discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from OPENLANE, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for OPLN?

The 10-K is OPENLANE, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all OPLN SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical OPENLANE, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for OPLN. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does OPENLANE, Inc. file with the SEC?

OPENLANE, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling OPLN shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

OPLN SEC Filing News — OPENLANE, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-01.

OPENLANE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital marketplace for wholesale used vehicles in the United States, Canada, Continental Europe, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Marketplace and Finance. The Marketplace segment includes various activities designed to facilitate the transfer of used vehicles for sellers and buyers; vehicle logistics center locations; SaaS-based private label remarketing solutions to automobile manufacturers, captive…

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships Market Cap: $4.5B CIK: 1395942

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by OPENLANE, Inc.. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.

OPLN Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-01 — 2026-10-01

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

1 buy vs 1 sell

Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$274.88M

Ignition Acquisition Holdings LP (10% Owner) · 2026-08-13

8,000,000 shares · Form 4

Insider Transactions 14 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 14 filings in this group are Form 4s for OPENLANE, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 14 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 10 compensation award, 2 open-market sale, 1 option exercise and 1 open-market purchase. 3 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×10: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×2: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Option exercise ×1: The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Open-market purchase ×1: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-01

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Smith Mary Ellen (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	773	$34.13	$26.4K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Smith Mary Ellen (Director) Shares: 773

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-08-26

OPLN insider Kelly Peter J (Director, Chief Executive Officer) bought 14,830 shares (~$500.0K)

Kelly Peter J, listed as Director, Chief Executive Officer at OPENLANE, Inc., reported an open-market purchase of 14,830 OPLN shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	14,830	$33.72	$500.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kelly Peter J (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 14,830 Est. Value: $500.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-13

OPLN insider Ignition Acquisition Holdings LP (10% Owner) sold 8,000,000 shares (~$274.88M)

Ignition Acquisition Holdings LP, listed as 10% Owner at OPENLANE, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 8,000,000 OPLN shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	8,000,000	$34.36	$274.88M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ignition Acquisition Holdings LP (10% Owner) Shares: 8,000,000 Est. Value: $274.88M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-10

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Price Dwayne P (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	441	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	126	$36.98	$4.7K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	441	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Price Dwayne P (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 567

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-06

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hult David W (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock	5,646	$38.22	$215.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hult David W (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-01

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Smith Mary Ellen (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	607	$41.24	$25.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Smith Mary Ellen (Director) Shares: 607

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Altschuler Randolph (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Altschuler Randolph (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Galvin Carmel (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Galvin Carmel (Director) Shares: 6,031

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

HOWELL J MARK (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: HOWELL J MARK (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Jacoby Stefan (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Jacoby Stefan (Director) Shares: 6,031

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Smith Mary Ellen (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Smith Mary Ellen (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kestner Michael T. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kestner Michael T. (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

TUMINELLI KELLY L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock	6,031	$36.48	$220.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: TUMINELLI KELLY L (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-01

OPLN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Ignition Acquisition Holdings LP (10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`C`	Derivative conversion	16,424,728	$17.75	$291.54M
`S`	Open-market sale derivative · Series A Preferred Stock	288,323	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ignition Acquisition Holdings LP (10% Owner) Shares: 16,424,728

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 5 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 5 in this period for OPENLANE, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-28

OPLN filed 8-K — material company event

OPENLANE, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-13

OPLN filed 8-K — material company event

OPENLANE, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

OPLN filed 8-K — material company event

OPENLANE, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-12

OPLN filed 8-K — material company event

OPENLANE, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-08

OPLN filed 8-K — material company event

OPENLANE, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for OPENLANE, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

OPLN filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

OPENLANE, Inc. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify OPENLANE, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on OPLN. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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