VAN SAUN BRUCE 4

What Happened
Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group (CFG), was granted 51,916 shares on 2026-03-01 (reported as an award, code A) and on the same date 79,315 shares were disposed (code F) at $60.19 per share to satisfy an exercise price or tax liability, totaling $4,773,970. The award shares show an acquisition price of $0.00 (typical for restricted stock or similar awards).

Key Details

• Transaction dates: 2026-03-01 (both award and disposition). Form 4 filed 2026-03-03 (timely within the usual two-business-day window).
• Award: 51,916 shares (code A) granted under the company’s omnibus incentive plan (see footnote).
• Disposition: 79,315 shares (code F) disposed at $60.19/share, proceeds of $4,773,970 — reported as payment of exercise price or tax withholding.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Footnote: F1 states the granted shares were issued under the Amended and Restated Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
• Transaction codes: A = award/grant; F = payment of exercise price or tax liability (often via withholding or broker sale).

Context
This appears to be a routine equity award with shares withheld/returned to cover taxes or exercise costs, not an open-market sell signaling a change of view. For retail investors, awards are compensation events and tax-withholding dispositions are common administrative steps; they shouldn’t be read as an explicit buy or sell signal about the CEO’s sentiment.