DORSA CAROLINE 4

What Happened
Dorsa Caroline, a director of Duke Energy (DUK), received an award/other acquisition of 1,602 shares on May 7, 2026. The grant was recorded at $124.87 per share for a total value of $200,042. The transaction is coded as "A" (award/grant) on the Form 4.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-11.
• Price per share: $124.87; shares acquired: 1,602; total value: $200,042.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant/Other acquisition.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• No footnotes provided in the summary supplied (e.g., 10b5-1 plan or tax-withholding details were not listed).
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed on May 11 for a May 7 transaction; the provided data does not indicate a late-filing flag.

Context
This was an equity award (commonly part of director compensation), which is an acquisition on the books but does not necessarily reflect a director-initiated market purchase. For retail investors, purchases by insiders can be more indicative of sentiment than routine compensation awards; treat awards like this as compensation-related unless additional context (e.g., open-market purchases) is disclosed.