MCCARTEN WILLIAM W 4

What Happened William W. McCarten, a director of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC), was issued 21 shares on 2026-03-18 as a non-employee director share award. The shares were granted at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0) and were acquired as part of a dividend/award election rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-18 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-19).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Acquisition (A).
• Shares acquired: 21; price per share: $0.00; total reported value: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: McCarten elected to receive dividends on his director awards as additional non-employee director share awards; those additional awards vest immediately upon issuance and are paid in common stock.
• Timeliness: Filing appears timely (reported the day after the transaction).

Context This was an award/issuance tied to director compensation and dividend deferral, not a market purchase or sale. Such awards are typically routine compensation or dividend reinvestment for directors and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell signal.