<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000900075-22-000067.txt : 20221206
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20221206175417
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000900075-22-000067
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221205
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221206

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STEARNS LEAH C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001776291

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23255
		FILM NUMBER:		221448667

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CBRE
		STREET 2:		2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COPART INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000900075
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		IRS NUMBER:				942867490
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14185 DALLAS PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75254
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-391-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14185 DALLAS PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75254
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Copart, Inc. common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, twenty percent (20%) of the RSUs subject to the award will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and 1/20 of the RSUs subject to the award will vest each three month quarter thereafter (on the same day of the last month in the quarter of the grant date), such that the award will be fully vested on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Twenty percent (20%) of the options vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the balance vests on a monthly basis over the 48 months succeeding such first anniversary.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The option has a ten-year term, and expires on December 5, 2032.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Twenty percent (20%) of the options vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the balance vests on a monthly basis over the 48 months succeeding such first anniversary.  In addition to service-based vesting, the award is also subject to a performance-based vesting condition, such that no portion of the otherwise vested award may be exercised unless the Copart, Inc. common stock price in trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market is equal to or greater than $82.125 (an amount equal to 125% of the exercise price), both (i) at the time of any exercise, and (ii) at the closing price of the Copart, Inc. common stock in trading on the Nasdaq Global Select market for each of the twenty consecutive days preceding the date of any exercise.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Leah Stearns</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-12-05</signatureDate>
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