HUDSON JOHN O III 4

What Happened

• John O. Hudson III, Chief External Affairs Officer at Entergy Corp (ETR), was granted a total of 8,328 shares on 2026-01-29. The grants consist of 1,655 shares acquired with no purchase price and a 6,673-share derivative award (also $0). These are compensation awards, not open-market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-29; acquisition price: $0.00 for both grants.
• Total shares granted: 8,328 (1,655 direct shares + 6,673 derivative shares).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: The 1,655 shares are subject to forfeiture; forfeiture risk lapses in three equal annual installments beginning Jan 29, 2027.
  • F2: The derivative award involves options that vest and become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning Jan 29, 2027.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-02-02 for a 2026-01-29 transaction; this filing date is within the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline.

Context

• These are compensation awards (A code) rather than purchases or sales; such grants are common for executive pay and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell market signal.
• The derivative component includes vesting/exercisability conditions—effectively the awards will convert to fully owned shares or be exercisable over the next three years if vesting conditions are met.