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Mar 18, 9:42 PM ET

Shriram Kavitark Ram 4

4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Mar 18, 2026

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Alphabet (GOOGL) Director Shriram Ram Receives 3.2-Share Award

What Happened

  • Shriram Kavitark Ram, a director of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), received a total of 3.2 units on March 16, 2026 recorded as awards (code A) at $0 per unit. The entries represent Google Stock Units (GSUs) and dividend-equivalent units (DEUs) that convert to one Class C share per unit as they vest. No cash changed hands for these awards.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: March 16, 2026; filing date: March 18, 2026 (timely).
  • Price: $0.00 per unit; total immediate cash value recorded: $0.
  • Award type: GSUs and DEUs (DEUs tied to the cash dividend declared Mar 9, 2026 and distributed Mar 16, 2026).
  • Vesting: DEUs vest on the same schedule as the underlying GSUs; GSUs generally vest monthly over multi-year schedules (see footnotes for specific 1/48th or monthly vesting schedules).
  • Holdings called out in the footnotes (across reported trusts) total: 4,027 GSUs and 22 DEUs (see F3–F9), and the filing identifies various trusts where the reporting person or spouse serves as trustee/beneficiary (F10–F15).

Context

  • GSUs are restricted stock units that convert into Class C Alphabet shares as they vest; DEUs are dividend-equivalent units that also convert to shares on the same vesting schedule. These awards are standard compensation/benefit events for insiders and do not represent an open-market purchase or sale. They do not by themselves indicate the insider buying or selling stock.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-03-16
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
Shriram Kavitark Ram
Director
Transactions
  • Award

    Class C Google Stock Units

    [F1][F2][F3]
    2026-03-16+0.2→ 262 total
  • Award

    Class C Google Stock Units

    [F4][F2][F5]
    2026-03-16+1→ 955 total
  • Award

    Class C Google Stock Units

    [F6][F2][F7]
    2026-03-16+1→ 1,148 total
  • Award

    Class C Google Stock Units

    [F8][F2][F9]
    2026-03-16+1→ 1,684 total
Holdings

  • Class A Common Stock

    370,764

  • Class A Common Stock

    (indirect: By Partnership)
    337,680

  • Class A Common Stock

    (indirect: By Spouse)
    369,744

  • Class A Common Stock

    [F10]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    199,100

  • Class A Common Stock

    [F11]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    197,600

  • Class A Common Stock

    [F12]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    168,110

  • Class A Common Stock

    [F13]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    168,110

  • Class C Capital Stock

    [F12]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    168,110

  • Class C Capital Stock

    [F13]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    168,110

  • Class C Capital Stock

    [F11]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    197,600

  • Class C Capital Stock

    [F10]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    199,100

  • Class C Capital Stock

    (indirect: By Partnership)
    338,600

  • Class C Capital Stock

    (indirect: By Spouse)
    398,570

  • Class C Capital Stock

    488,710

  • Class C Capital Stock

    [F14]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    500,000

  • Class C Capital Stock

    [F15]
    (indirect: By Trust)
    500,000
Footnotes (15)
  • [F1]The Google Stock Units (GSUs) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock for each share underlying the GSU as GSU vests. 1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2022 and an additional 1/48th of GSUs will vest monthly thereafter until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
  • [F10]The Reporting Person is both trustee and sole annuitant of the Ram Shriram Trust UA 09/10/2021.
  • [F11]The Reporting Person's spouse is both trustee and sole annuitant of the Vijay Shriram Trust UA 09/10/2021.
  • [F12]The Reporting Person is trustee and beneficiary of the 2022 RS Irrevocable Trust UAD 10/28/2022.
  • [F13]The Reporting Person's spouse is trustee and beneficiary of the 2022 VS Irrevocable Trust UAD 10/28/2022.
  • [F14]The Reporting Person is both trustee and sole annuitant of the 2025 RS Irrevocable Trust dated 4/10/25.
  • [F15]The Reporting Person's spouse is both trustee and sole annuitant of the 2025 VS Irrevocable Trust dated 4/10/25.
  • [F2]Represents the dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that accrued on the Reporting Person's GSUs held as of March 9, 2026, in connection with the cash dividend that was declared by the Issuer and distributed on March 16, 2026. These DEUs will vest on the same schedule as the GSUs on which the DEUs accrued. Each DEU entitles the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the DEU as each DEU vests.
  • [F3]Consists of 2 DEUs and 260 GSUs.
  • [F4]1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2023 and an additional 1/48th of GSUs vests on the 25th day of each month thereafter, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
  • [F5]Consists of 8 DEUs and 947 GSUs.
  • [F6]1/48 of GSUs will vest on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 31 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 17 months, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
  • [F7]Consists of 8 DEUs and 1,140 GSUs.
  • [F8]1/48 of GSUs will vest on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 19 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 29 months, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
  • [F9]Consists of 4 DEUs and 1,680 GSUs.
Signature
/s/ Fadillah Badar, as Attorney-in-Fact for K. Ram Shriram|2026-03-18

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