Paulson John 4
4 · Bausch Health Companies Inc. · Filed May 26, 2026
Research Summary
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Bausch Health (BHC) Director John Paulson Receives RSU Award
What Happened
John Paulson, a director of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), was granted 45,871 restricted share units (RSUs) on 2026-05-22. The award shows an acquisition price of $0.00 (awarded, not purchased) and has a grant-date value of $250,000. The RSUs vest on the date immediately preceding the issuer’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and will be settled in common shares.
Key Details
- Transaction type: Award/Grant (A) of 45,871 RSUs on 2026-05-22; filing dated 2026-05-26.
- Price/value: $0.00 per RSU (awarded); grant-date value = $250,000.
- Vesting/settlement: Vest immediately before next annual meeting; settled in common shares.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
- Footnote: RSUs were granted to non-employee directors per the company’s director grant schedule (granted on the third business day after election).
- Beneficial ownership note: John Paulson is identified as the controlling person of Paulson Capital Inc.; he may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of securities held directly by certain investment funds (filing includes standard disclaimer).
Context
This was an equity award to a non-employee director (routine compensation), not an open-market purchase or sale. Awards like RSUs are compensation and do not necessarily indicate a personal cash investment or sale decision by the director.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Shares, No Par Value
[F1]2026-05-22+45,871→ 417,565 total
- 73,255,869(indirect: By Managed Funds)
Common Shares, No Par Value
[F2]
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Represents the award of restricted share units ("RSUs") granted to non-employee directors of the Issuer on the third business day following their election at the Issuer's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The RSUs have a grant date value of $250,000, vest on the date immediately preceding the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and are settled in common shares, no par value, of the Issuer.
- [F2]John Paulson, the controlling person of Paulson Capital Inc. ("Paulson"), serves on the board of directors of the Issuer. Paulson is the investment manager of investment funds (the "Funds"). John Paulson may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of the securities, which are directly owned by the Funds. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities reported herein, except to the extent that the reporting person has a pecuniary interest therein. This report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such reporting person.