Woods Maria VG 4

What Happened
Maria V.G. Woods, EVP and General Counsel of National CineMedia, was granted 56,180 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-27. The award is reported as a derivative acquisition (code A) at $0.00 per unit — a standard equity grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale. The filing was submitted on 2026-03-03.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-27 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-03)
• Instrument/amount: 56,180 restricted stock units (RSUs) acquired at $0.00 (derivative award)
• Vesting: RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning 2027-02-27 (roughly ~18,727 RSUs per year) (see footnotes)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing
• Footnotes: Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock; vesting schedule as noted above
• Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-03-03; the filing shows the report date but does not state a timeliness exception in the provided data

Context: This was a time-based equity grant (RSUs). RSUs are a deferred compensation award that convert to actual shares (and may be subject to taxes and any company withholding) only as they vest; they are not an immediate cash purchase or sale and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell trading signal.