ESAB Corp: Executive chair of board Mitchell P. Rales received 892 shares

What happened

• Mitchell P. Rales, executive chair of the board, was granted 892 deferred stock units (DSUs) on Sep 30, 2026. The reported acquisition price was $0.00, total $0.
• The DSUs are payable solely in common stock and the underlying shares will not be issued until the earlier of the reporting person's death or Jan 31 of the second calendar year following his retirement from the board (footnote F1).

Key details

• Transaction date and code: Sep 30, 2026; code A (award/grant); price $0.00.
• Filed: Oct 02, 2026 (Accession 0001193125-26-412302). The filing does not indicate tardiness.
• Shares owned after the transaction: the Form 4 does not state total shares owned after this grant; it reports the grant of 892 DSUs.
• Relevant footnotes: F1 (DSUs payable in shares with issuance timing); F2 (family partnership holds some securities; reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except for pecuniary interest); F3 (shares held in custodial accounts for his daughters; disclaimed beneficial ownership); F4 (reporting person is trustee of the Mitchell P. Rales Family Trust).

Why it may matter

• This was a grant of deferred stock units payable in common stock, not a market sale or purchase.
• A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.