CHILDERS D BRADLEY 4
4 · Archrock, Inc. · Filed Feb 20, 2026
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Archrock (AROC) CEO D. Bradley Childers Receives Award
What Happened D. Bradley Childers, President, CEO and a director of Archrock, received 244,160 shares on February 18, 2026 as the payout of performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs). The Form 4 shows the shares were acquired at $0.00 per share (award/vesting) and the RSUs converted to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-18; Transaction code: A (Award/Grant/Acquisition)
- Shares received: 244,160; Price reported: $0.00 per share (non-cash award)
- Footnote: Award was performance-based RSUs tied to total shareholder return (TSR) vs. peers for 1/1/2023–12/31/2025; Compensation Committee certified performance and authorized vesting on 2/18/2026.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Filing: Report filed 2026-02-20 — appears timely (filed within the usual two-business-day Form 4 window).
Context This was an executive compensation payout (performance-based RSUs vesting), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such awards reflect company compensation decisions tied to multi-year performance metrics and do not by themselves indicate the insider is buying or selling shares for personal investment purposes.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Archrock, Inc.AROC
CHILDERS D BRADLEY
DirectorPRESIDENT AND CEO
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-18+244,160→ 2,464,800 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents an award of performance based restricted stock units, the payout of which was subject to the achievement of total shareholder return relative to the Issuer's peers over the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. On February 18, 2026, the Compensation Committee certified that the performance achievement over the measurement period and authorized the vesting of the award. The restricted stock units converted into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
Signature
/s/ Andrew Gratz, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-02-20