GENACHOWSKI JULIUS 4

What Happened
Julius Genachowski, a director of Mastercard Inc. (MA), was granted 509 shares as a restricted stock award on June 16, 2026. The Form 4 lists the acquisition as 509 shares at $0.00 (no cash paid). The award was fully vested on the grant date but remains subject to transfer restrictions through June 16, 2030.

Key Details

• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Transaction date (period reported): June 16, 2026; form filed: June 18, 2026 (timely within typical Form 4 window).
• Shares acquired: 509 at $0.00 (no cash exchanged); total dollar value not stated on the filing.
• Transfer/vesting note: Award fully vested on grant date but cannot be transferred until June 16, 2030 (see footnote).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, sale, exercise, tax withholding, or late filing in this Form 4.

Context
This is an equity award to a board member rather than an open-market purchase or sale. Because the shares are transfer-restricted until 2030, they cannot be sold immediately; such awards are common for director compensation and do not by themselves indicate the insider is buying (bullish) or selling (bearish).