ARNOLD FRANCES 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Jun 18, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Director Frances Arnold Receives Stock Award
What Happened
- Frances Arnold, a director of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), was granted awards on June 15, 2026, recorded as four "Grant/award or other acquisition (A)" transactions totaling 2.55 units (0.05, 0.5, 1, and 1) at $0.00 per unit. These are Google Stock Units (GSUs) and/or dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that convert 1-for-1 into Alphabet Class C capital stock as they vest. This is an awards/vesting event (not a market purchase or sale).
Key Details
- Transaction date: June 15, 2026; Form 4 filed: June 18, 2026.
- Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); price reported: $0.00.
- Amounts reported: 0.05, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.0 units — total 2.55 units acquired.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.
- Relevant footnotes: F1–F2 explain GSUs entitle the holder to one Class C share per unit as they vest; DEUs represent dividend equivalents that vest on the same schedule as the underlying GSUs. Other footnotes (F3, F5, F7, F9) tie these entries to previously granted GSU/DEU awards and F4/F6/F8 describe the monthly vesting schedules (typically 1/48th per month with some variations).
- Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed three days after the transaction date; investors tracking timeliness may want to confirm full SEC filing details.
Context
- These entries reflect equity awards and dividend-equivalent accruals that vest over time — not purchases or sales on the open market. Such awards are routine compensation/board-service arrangements and do not by themselves indicate immediate buying or selling in the market.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
ARNOLD FRANCES
Director
Transactions
- Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F1][F2][F3]2026-06-15+0.05→ 81 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F4][F2][F5]2026-06-15+0.5→ 777 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F6][F2][F7]2026-06-15+1→ 1,026 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F8][F2][F9]2026-06-15+1→ 1,558 total
Holdings
- 18,721
Class C Capital Stock
Footnotes (9)
- [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.
- [F2]Represents the dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that accrued on the Reporting Person's GSUs held as of June 8, 2026, in connection with the cash dividend that was declared by the Issuer and distributed on June 15, 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 1 DEUs and 80 GSUs.
- [F4]1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2023 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.
- [F5]Consists of 7 DEUs and 770 GSUs.
- [F6]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 such vesting dates.
- [F7]Consists of 8 DEUs and 1,018 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 1,554 GSUs.
Signature
/s/ Fadillah Badar, as Attorney-in-Fact for Frances H. Arnold|2026-06-17