Holt Adrian James 4

What Happened Holt Adrian James, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Eastman Chemical Company (EMN), was granted equity awards on February 24, 2026: 32,116 derivative awards (stock options) and 4,419 restricted stock units (RSUs). The Form 4 reports these as acquisitions at $0.00 (typical for newly granted options/RSUs) — this was an award/grant, not an open-market purchase or sale, and there was no immediate cash transaction or share sale reported.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 24, 2026; Form 4 filed February 26, 2026 (appears timely).
• Reported acquisition price: $0.00 (grant/award).
• Awards: 32,116 options (derivative grants) and 4,419 RSUs.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Options vest one-third on each of Feb 24, 2027; Feb 24, 2028; and Feb 24, 2029.
  • F2: Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
  • F3: RSUs vest and will be paid out in unrestricted shares on the third anniversary (Feb 24, 2029), subject to continued employment.
• No indication of tax withholding, cashless exercise, or immediate disposal in this filing.

Context These are time-based equity awards common for executives as part of compensation. The options will only become exercisable over the next three years per the vesting schedule, and the RSUs convert to shares only if Holt remains employed through Feb 24, 2029. Because this was an award rather than a purchase or sale, it does not reflect the insider buying or selling stock on the open market.