Podolsky Daniel K 4

What Happened

• Daniel K. Podolsky, a non-employee director of Agilent Technologies (ticker: A), was granted/received 2,158 shares on March 19, 2026. The award price reported is $111.75 per share, for a total reported value of $241,157. The filing classifies the transaction as an award/acquisition (code A) and notes the shares are fully vested upon grant.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 19, 2026 — 2,158 shares at $111.75 per share (total $241,157).
• Additional acquisition noted: 285.092 shares were acquired through Agilent’s dividend reinvestment plan (footnote).
• Deferral: Footnotes state the reporting person elected to defer receipt of both the awarded shares and the dividend-reinvested shares.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed March 23, 2026 — within the standard two business days after the March 19 transaction (timely).
• Exhibit: Filing references Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided summary of the filing.

Context

• This is a routine non-employee director equity award and dividend reinvestment activity, commonly used for compensation and long-term alignment; because the award was fully vested on grant and the director elected to defer receipt, it does not indicate a market buy/sell decision. No inference about insider sentiment should be drawn from routine director awards.