Youngwood Sarah 4

What Happened
Sarah Youngwood, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Nasdaq, was granted 15,267 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) on April 1, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition price as $0.00 (this is a compensation award, not a cash purchase or sale). The RSUs convert to one share each upon vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-04-02 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares/units granted: 15,267 RSUs; reported acquisition price: $0.00.
• Vesting schedule (per footnote): 33% vest on 2028-04-01, 33% on 2029-04-01, remainder on 2030-04-01.
• Shares owned after transaction (per filing footnote): 74,236 shares/units of restricted stock (13,341 of which are vested) and 322 shares purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Notes: This is a standard equity compensation grant (RSUs); not an open-market buy or sale and not an option exercise.

Context
RSU grants are common executive compensation and vest over time, aligning management incentives with long-term shareholder value. Because this was an award rather than a purchase or sale, it should be interpreted as routine compensation rather than a direct bullish or bearish trading signal.