Chandrasekaran Sujatha 4

What Happened
Sujatha Chandrasekaran, a director of American Eagle Outfitters, was granted 139 derivative share units (reporting code A) on January 23, 2026. The units were recorded at $0.00 (no cash paid) and represent equity-based awards rather than an open-market purchase or sale. The filing indicates these units reflect accrued dividend equivalent rights on previously awarded share units and will become payable upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-23; Form 4 filed with the SEC on 2026-01-27.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant of 139 share units (derivative, code A) at $0.00.
• These units represent dividend equivalents accrued on prior awards and become payable after the director leaves the board (per filing footnotes).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was submitted on Jan 27, 2026 for the Jan 23 transaction, which is within the typical two-business-day reporting window.

Context
These are deferred/derivative share units (not immediate common-stock purchases). They give the economic equivalent of shares and include dividend-equivalent credits, but are payable later (upon termination of directorship), so they do not represent an immediate change in market voting power or a current cash investment by the insider. Such awards are common as director compensation and do not by themselves signal a buy/sell decision.