Banas Kristy D 4
4 · WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC · Filed Feb 27, 2026
Research Summary
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Willis Towers Watson (WTW) CHRO Kristy Banas Receives Award
What Happened
Kristy D. Banas, Chief Human Resources Officer of Willis Towers Watson plc (WTW), was credited with 4,644 performance-based restricted share units (RSUs) on 2026-02-25. The filing shows an acquisition at $0.00 per unit (award grant/credit); these are not an open-market purchase but a compensation award that converts to shares if vesting conditions are met.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-25; Form 4 filed 2026-02-27 (timely; Form 4 is typically due within two business days).
- Transaction type/code: A — award/grant (performance-based RSUs).
- Units/amount: 4,644 RSUs recorded at $0.00. Reported cash value is $0 because this is an award, not a purchase.
- Vesting/settlement: Each earned RSU represents the right to one ordinary share upon satisfaction of the service-based vesting requirement on April 1, 2026.
- Footnote: These RSUs were earned after certification of performance goals for the period ending 12/31/2025 and include dividend-equivalent units that vest/pay alongside the underlying RSUs.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the supplied filing details.
Context
This is a compensation award reflecting performance achievement, not a buy or sell of publicly traded shares. Such awards indicate company compensation outcomes (performance metrics met) and typically vest only if the executive remains employed through the service-vesting date (here, 2026-04-01). They do not by themselves indicate insider bullish or bearish trading intent.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share
[F1]2026-02-25+4,644→ 13,158.983 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents the number of performance-based restricted share units earned upon the certification of the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals for the performance period that ended on December 31, 2025. Each earned unit represents the right to receive one ordinary share of the Issuer upon the satisfaction of the service-based vesting requirement on April 1, 2026, subject to the terms of the award agreement. This number also includes the number of ordinary shares of the Issuer that are issuable pursuant to the dividend equivalent right under the terms of the award agreement providing for the accrual of dividends in the form of additional restricted share units that vest and are payable at the same time as the underlying performance-based restricted share units.