Eastman Chemical Co: director Brett D Begemann received 1,842 shares

What happened

• Brett D Begemann, a director, received 1,362 phantom stock units at $63.25 each (total value $86,147) and 480 phantom stock units at $0.00 (total value $0) on Oct 7, 2026. The filing classifies these as derivative awards.

Key details

• Transaction date and codes: Oct 7, 2026 — A (award/grant): 1,362 units @ $63.25, value $86,147; Oct 7, 2026 — A (award/grant): 480 units @ $0.00, value $0.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not stated in the filing.
• Relevant footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Phantom stock units credited under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan; each equals the market value of one share and payable only in cash after termination of service as a director.
  • F2: Voluntary deferral of a portion of director retainer fees that would otherwise have been paid in cash.
  • F3: Includes dividend equivalents reinvested in additional phantom stock units.
  • F4: Automatic deferral of a portion of the director's annual retainer fees into the director's DDCP stock account.
  • F5: Includes units credited since Apr 8, 2026, as reinvestment of dividend equivalents, including credits for accrued dividend equivalents made on Oct 7, 2026.
• Filing date: Oct 9, 2026; the filing does not indicate it was filed late.

Why it may matter

• The transactions were credits of phantom stock units under the directors' deferred compensation plan (derivative awards payable in cash after service ends), not open-market purchases or sales.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.