Barta Gregory L 4

What Happened

• Gregory L. Barta, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of PureCycle Technologies, received stock awards on 2026-02-17: 9,969 restricted stock units (RSUs) and an additional 7,459 shares reported as a derivative award. Both entries show acquisition at $0.00, so the reported cash value is $0. This is an award/compensation event, not a purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-17; Form 4 filed 2026-02-19 (appears timely).
• Transaction code: A (Grant/award or other acquisition).
• Shares granted: 9,969 RSUs; 7,459 derivative/nonqualified award shares.
• Price: $0.00 per share; total reported consideration $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: The RSUs were granted under the 2021 long-term incentive plan and vest over four years, with one quarter (rounded down to the nearest whole share) vesting in each period.
  • F2: The nonqualified (derivative) award’s exercise is subject to vesting three years after the grant date.
• No indication of tax withholding, immediate sale, or 10b5-1 plan in the excerpt.

Context

• These awards are standard equity compensation and do not represent an open‑market purchase or sale by the insider. Vesting schedules mean the shares are not immediately liquid — the RSUs vest over four years and the derivative award is subject to a three‑year vesting rule per the footnotes. Investors generally view grants as compensation arrangements rather than direct signals of near‑term insider market sentiment.