WALKER JOHN KENT 4/A
4/A · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Feb 20, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) CLO John K. Walker Receives 94,715-Share Award
What Happened John K. Walker, President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet (GOOGL), was credited with 94,715 shares on January 13, 2026 as the result of vested performance stock units (PSUs). The shares were acquired at $0.00 (award/grant). This Form 4 is an amendment correcting the originally reported number of shares (previously reported as 47,574).
Key Details
- Transaction date: January 13, 2026; reported as an Award/Grant (transaction code A).
- Shares acquired: 94,715; acquisition price: $0.00 per share.
- Filing: Original Form 4 filed January 15, 2026; amended Form 4 filed February 20, 2026 to correct the share count.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in this filing.
- Footnote (F1): These shares are the result of PSUs granted May 3, 2023 under Alphabet’s Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Plan. Payout is based on Alphabet’s total shareholder return (TSR) vs. the S&P 100 over a three‑year period ending Dec 31, 2025. Alphabet’s TSR was 203.65% (92.86th percentile), triggering a 200% payout of target equivalent to 94,715 shares (includes share‑settled dividends).
Context This was a performance-based award vesting (not an open-market purchase or sale). PSUs pay out shares based on relative TSR performance; here the maximum (200%) payout applied. The amendment corrects the record; the change does not indicate a separate buy/sell decision by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Class C Capital Stock
[F1]2026-01-13+94,715→ 118,221 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The shares were acquired upon the certification by the Leadership Development, Inclusion and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors for the satisfaction of performance criteria underlying an award of performance stock units (PSUs) granted to the Reporting Person on May 3, 2023 under the terms of Alphabet's Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Plan and applicable PSU award agreement. The award provided that if Alphabet's total shareholder return (TSR) performance relative to S&P 100 companies is between the 25th percentile (for 50% target payout) and 75th percentile (for 200% target payout) for the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2025, the PSU payout will be determined by linear interpolation. Alphabet's TSR for the three-year performance period was 203.65%, which ranked Alphabet's TSR at the 92.86th percentile relative to S&P 100 companies, resulting in a payout of 200% of target or 94,715 shares, including share-settled dividends.