Alphabet (GOOGL) VP Marsida Receives Equity Award (GSUs/DEUs)

What Happened

• Saraci Marsida, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), was granted multiple equity awards on September 14, 2026. The filing reports eight award items totaling 10.4 units acquired at $0.00 (no cash exchanged). These are Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) and dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that convert 1:1 into Alphabet Class C shares as they vest.

Key Details

• Transaction date: September 14, 2026; Form 4 filed September 16, 2026 (appears timely).
• Consideration: $0.00 per unit (awarded, not purchased).
• Quantity: 10.4 total units reported (sum of the eight award lines).
• Units: Mixture of GSUs and DEUs. DEUs are dividend-equivalent units that will vest on the same schedule as the underlying GSUs (see footnote F2).
• Vesting: Various monthly vesting schedules are described in the filing (examples in footnotes include schedules like 1/18, 1/36, 1/34, 1/22, etc. of grants vesting monthly across multiple events). See the filing footnotes for full vesting details.
• Ownership after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt — see the full Form 4 for total holdings if needed.
• Footnotes of note: F1 explains GSU 1:1 conversion on vesting; F2 confirms DEUs arose from the dividend declared and distributed Sept 14, 2026 and vest with the GSUs; additional footnotes (F3–F17) give specific compositions and vesting schedules for individual awards.

Context

• These entries are awards (code A) — non-cash compensation tied to continued employment and vesting conditions — not open-market purchases or sales. Awards like GSUs/DEUs are common for executive compensation and do not necessarily signal an immediate trading view by the insider. DEUs simply represent dividend equivalents that will convert to shares as those underlying units vest.