CHILDERS D BRADLEY 4

What Happened

• Bradley (D.) Childers, President and CEO of Archrock, received a grant of 95,989 restricted shares (transaction code A) on 2026-01-29. The grant is reported at a $0.00 acquisition price (i.e., an award, not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-29; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-02 (appears timely within the 2-business-day filing window).
• Reported price: $0.00; total cash consideration reported: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing provided.
• Footnote: The award vests over three years at one-third per year beginning on or about the first anniversary of the grant (see F1). The award is subject to accelerated vesting, forfeiture, and/or cash settlement under certain Change of Control, Severance, and Retention agreements and the Award Notice/Agreement.
• Administrative: Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney) attached to the filing.

Context

• This is a restricted stock grant (compensation award), not a purchase or sale. Such awards are common for executive compensation and typically vest over time to encourage retention; they do not necessarily signal immediate bullish insider buying.
• The vesting schedule and potential accelerated vesting conditions are material for when the shares will actually become owned outright by the insider.