Barnes Robert Allen 4

What Happened

• Robert Allen Barnes, President, Community Living at BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), acquired 38,275 shares through vesting of previously awarded performance-based stock options. The filing reports 35,331 shares (2019 Performance Options) and 2,944 shares (2020 Performance Options) acquired at $0.00 per share (derivative/vesting).
• These are not new option grants; they reflect options awarded in 2019 and 2020 that fully vested after performance conditions were satisfied on March 4, 2026. No cash purchase or open-market sale is reported.

Key Details

• Transaction dates recorded: acquisition entries dated March 3, 2026; footnotes state performance conditions were satisfied on March 4, 2026.
• Price reported: $0.00 per share (derivative vesting), total $0 for the reported acquisition entries.
• Shares acquired: 35,331 (2019 options) + 2,944 (2020 options) = 38,275 total shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 and F2 confirm these were vestings of the 2019 and 2020 performance options (no new options awarded) and that both option pools are now fully vested.
• Filing timeliness: Period of report is March 4, 2026; the Form 4 was filed March 6, 2026 — the filing appears timely based on the reported vesting date.

Context

• These derivative transactions reflect options vesting into shares because performance targets were met. They are compensation-related and do not represent an open-market purchase (a stronger bullish signal) or a sale.
• The filing does not show any immediate sale or cashless exercise; Barnes simply received shares upon vesting. For retail investors, vesting events are routine executive compensation outcomes and should be interpreted with that in mind rather than as a direct buy/sell signal.