DOERR L JOHN 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Mar 18, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Director John Doerr Receives Award
What Happened
John Doerr, a director of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), was granted a series of Google Stock Units (GSUs) and dividend-equivalent units (DEUs) on March 16, 2026. The awards total 4,029 GSUs and 22 DEUs (4,051 units total). These were granted as awards (no cash paid; reported at $0.00 per unit) and will convert to one share of Alphabet Class C capital stock for each unit as they vest.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 16, 2026; Report filed: March 18, 2026 (filed within the Form 4 two-business-day window).
- Reported price: $0.00 (award/grant).
- Units awarded (breakdown from filing footnotes):
- 947 GSUs + 8 DEUs
- 262 GSUs + 2 DEUs
- 1,140 GSUs + 8 DEUs
- 1,680 GSUs + 4 DEUs
- Total: 4,029 GSUs and 22 DEUs = 4,051 shares-equivalent upon vesting.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.
- Notable footnotes:
- DEUs are dividend-equivalent units that accrued on GSUs (dividend declared Mar 9, paid Mar 16) and will vest on the same schedule as the underlying GSUs.
- GSUs/DEUs vest monthly (generally over a 48-month schedule, 1/48th per month, subject to continued Board service; specific grants use a mix of 25th- and 1st-of-month vesting dates).
- These awards are reported as "A" (award/grant) — not purchases or sales.
Context
- GSUs are restricted/conditional stock units used for director compensation; each converts to one Class C share when it vests. DEUs represent cash dividend equivalents that will convert to shares on the same vesting schedule.
- Awards are compensation and routine for directors; they do not necessarily indicate the insider’s short-term market view.
- No cash changed hands on grant; vesting is subject to continued service, so the shares will be delivered over time as vesting conditions are met.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
DOERR L JOHN
Director
Transactions
- Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F1][F2][F3]2026-03-16+1→ 955 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F4][F2][F5]2026-03-16+0.2→ 262 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
- 69,700
Class A Common Stock
- 140,060
Class C Capital Stock
- 15,823,900(indirect: By Trust)
Class C Capital Stock
- 22,348,940(indirect: By Trust)
Class B Common Stock
[F10][F11]Exercise: $0.00→ Class A Common Stock (22,348,940 underlying)
Footnotes (11)
- [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. 1/48 of GSUs vests 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 appliable vesting dates.
- [F10]All shares are exercisable as of the transaction date.
- [F11]There is no expiration date for the Issuer's Class B Common Stock.
- [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 8 DEUs and 947 GSUs.
- [F4]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 the Board on the appliable vesting dates.
- [F5]Consists of 2 DEUs and 262 GSUs.
- [F6]1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2024 and an additional 1/48th of GSUs vests monthly thereafter until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued service on the Board on the appliable 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 L. John Doerr|2026-03-18