# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001688838
**File Stem:** 0001327318-26-000016
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 9873
**Document Hash:** c0c9186944b1b9796a5c4b6adb6ffd04
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001327318-26-000016.hdr.sgml**: 20260123

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001327318-26-000016

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260121

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260123

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260123

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Swart Jeff
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001688838

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36449
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26558143

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O TRUECAR, INC. 225 SANTA MONICA BLVD
- **STREET 2:** 12TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90401
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TrueCar, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001327318
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 043807511
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 225 SANTA MONICA BLVD, 12TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90401
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 800-200-2000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 225 SANTA MONICA BLVD, 12TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90401

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Zag com Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050516

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[x] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Swart Jeff<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O TRUECAR, INC.<br>225 SANTA MONICA BLVD, 12TH FLOOR<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>SANTA MONICA, CA 90401<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-01-21 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>TrueCar, Inc. [ TRUE ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(2)</sup> |  | 466428 | D | $2.55 | 0 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Performance Stock Units | <sup>(3)</sup> | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(3)</sup> |  |  | 228631 | <sup>(1)(3)</sup> | <sup>(1)(3)</sup> | Common Stock | 228631 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $10.85 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 200000 | <sup>(5)</sup> | 2026-08-11 | Common Stock | 200000 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $18.91 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 56736 | <sup>(6)</sup> | 2027-06-10 | Common Stock | 56736 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $18.91 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 90000 | <sup>(7)</sup> | 2027-06-10 | Common Stock | 90000 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $9.59 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 78337 | <sup>(8)</sup> | 2028-05-12 | Common Stock | 78337 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $6.93 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 54432 | <sup>(9)</sup> | 2029-03-15 | Common Stock | 54432 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $2.68 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 127273 | <sup>(10)</sup> | 2030-03-16 | Common Stock | 127273 | $0 | 0 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $5.175 | 2026-01-21 |  | D<sup>(1)(4)</sup> |  |  | 46592 | <sup>(11)</sup> | 2031-03-12 | Common Stock | 46592 | $0 | 0 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) On January 21, 2026 (the "Effective Time"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of October 14, 2025, by and between TrueCar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Fair Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Rapid Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Subsidiary"), Merger Subsidiary merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). Defined terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(2) Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (i) each outstanding share of Company Stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive $2.55 per share in cash (the "Merger Consideration"), and (ii) each outstanding Company RSU held by the reporting person was canceled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration per share of Company Stock underlying each Company RSU, less any applicable withholding taxes.

(3) Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time each outstanding Company PSU was canceled without consideration or, in the case of a Company PSU that qualified as a Change in Control Transaction Determined Unit (as determined in accordance with the Performance Unit Award Determination, Vesting and Issuance Criteria attached to the Performance Unit Award Agreement evidencing the award of such Company PSU and reflected herein), was canceled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration per share of Company Stock underlying each Company PSU, less any applicable withholding taxes.

(4) At the Effective Time each outstanding Company Option held by the Reporting Person was canceled for no consideration pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement applicable to Company Options that are not In-the-Money Company Options (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

(5) 4,166 shares subject to the option vested on August 11, 2016 and the remaining shares vested in forty-seven (47) equal monthly installments beginning on August 24, 2016.

(6) The option vested in 48 monthly installments beginning on July 15, 2017.

(7) The option vested as to 10% of the total number of shares subject to the option on June 15, 2018, as to 20% of such shares on June 15, 2019, as to 30% of such shares on June 15, 2020 and as to 40% of such shares on June 15, 2021.

(8) The option vested in 48 monthly installments beginning on May 15, 2018.

(9) The option vested in 48 monthly installments beginning on March 15, 2019.

(10) The option vested in 48 monthly installments beginning on March 15, 2020.

(11) The option vested in 48 equal monthly installments beginning on March 15, 2021.

**Signature:** /s/ Andrew Lackey, by Power of Attorney  
**Date:** 2026-01-23

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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