ZURAITIS MARITA 4

What Happened
Marita Zuraitis, a director of Citizens Financial Group (CFG), was credited with 283.494 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-18. The Form 4 reports the acquisition price as $0.00 (transaction code A — grant/award), reflecting RSUs credited following the issuer's dividend rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-18; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-19 (appears timely).
• Shares/units acquired: 283.494 RSUs; reported acquisition price: $0.00.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant/acquisition).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing data.
• Footnote: RSUs were credited following the issuer's dividend payment under the Amended & Restated Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 2014 Non‑Employee Directors Compensation Plan.
• No tax withholding, sale, or option exercise was reported in this transaction.

Context
This was a routine director compensation credit (dividend‑related RSUs), not an insider purchase or sale that would signal a personal market bet. Awards to non‑employee directors are common and reflect compensation policy rather than a direct endorsement of near‑term stock movement.