CHILDERS D BRADLEY 4

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.