Apple (AAPL) Senior VP Deirdre O'Brien Receives RSU Awards

What Happened
Deirdre O'Brien, Senior Vice President of Apple, was granted two awards of restricted stock units (RSUs) on September 27, 2026 — 47,645 RSUs and 47,645 RSUs, for a total of 95,290 RSUs. Each award is reported as a derivative acquisition with an acquisition price of $0 (i.e., RSUs, not a cash purchase). This is an equity award (code A) rather than a market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-27 (filed with the SEC on 2026-09-29). Filing appears timely (filed two days after the reported transaction).
• Award amounts: 47,645 RSUs + 47,645 RSUs = 95,290 RSUs. Reported acquisition price: $0 (derivative grant).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes/vesting:
  • F1: Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock at settlement.
  • F2: One award appears to be time-based: 12.5% vests on April 15, 2027, then 12.5% in semi-annual installments over a four-year period ending October 15, 2030 (subject to the award agreement).
  • F3: The other award appears to be performance-based: target RSUs scheduled to vest on October 1, 2029, subject to achievement of Apple's relative total shareholder return over the 2027–2029 fiscal years; actual payout may range from 0% to 200% of target.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant (derivative). No indication of tax withholding, 10b5-1 plan, or late filing flags in the provided data.

Context
RSU grants are a common form of executive compensation and are not direct purchases or sales — they represent a future right to receive shares if vesting conditions are met. Time-based RSUs vest over set dates; performance-based RSUs depend on meeting specified metrics (here, relative TSR). These awards do not by themselves indicate immediate buying or selling activity.