Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
- Symbol
- CPRT
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- COMMON
- Status
- Current
Current Report · Items 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 · 8-K
Copart, Inc.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On August 13, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Copart, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating, Governance, and Sustainability Committee, appointed David J.…
Press release in this filing
Copart Announces the Addition of David J. Berger to Its Board of Directors →Company context
Copart, Inc., founded in 1982, is a global leader in online vehicle auctions. Copart’s innovative technology and online auction platforms connect vehicle consignors to approximately 1 million members in over 185 countries. Copart offers a comprehensive suite of vehicle remarketing services to insurance companies, financial institutions, dealers, rental car companies, charities, fleet operators, and individuals, and offers vehicles via auction to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters, and the general public. With operations at over 250 locations in 11 countries, Copart sold more than 4 million units in the last year. For more information, visit Copart.com.
Current securities
Registered securities in this filing
COPART INC · 8-K · Filed 2026-08-18
Disclosure sections
Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 13, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Copart, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating, Governance, and Sustainability Committee, appointed David J. Berger to serve as a director effective as of the Effective Date, with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Berger, on the one hand, and the Company or any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Mr. Berger was selected as a director. Mr. Berger is a Senior Partner of the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (“Wilson Sonsini”), which serves as outside corporate counsel to the Company. Although there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Berger (or any of his immediate family members) requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, the Company anticipates that it will, on a going-forward basis, engage Wilson Sonsini from time to time to perform routine legal services for the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company expects that any fees payable to Wilson Sonsini for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2027 as a result of this engagement will not be material in amount. Mr. Berger does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. Mr. Berger will participate in the Company’s outside director compensation program, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2025. In addition, the Company has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Berger.
Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 17, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Berger as director as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, and such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Filed exhibits (1)
EX-99.1 2 d77107dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Copart Announces the Addition of David J. Berger to Its Board of Directors NEWS PROVIDED BY Copart, Inc. August 17, 2026 SHARE THIS ARTICLE DALLAS, August 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) today reported that David J. Berger has joined Copart’s Board of Directors, effective August 13, 2026. Mr. Berger, 67, currently serves as a Senior Partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., a law firm, where he has practiced since 1989 and has served as a Partner for more than twenty years. His practice focuses on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder activism. He has held a number of leadership positions at the firm, including service on its board of directors, as chair of its Policy Committee, and on the board of the firm’s venture capital fund. Mr. Berger has served as President of the American College of Governance Counsel since May 2023. He currently serves as a director of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, where he chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee. Since 2023, Mr. Berger has served as co-chair of the annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance held at th…
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