Synchrony Financial Director Leonard Receives 157-Share Award

What Happened

• Alves Paget Leonard, a Director of Synchrony Financial (SYF), received an award/acquisition of 157 shares on August 17, 2026. The per-share value reported for the award was $80.75, for a total reported value of $12,678. This was an award of dividend equivalent units tied to previously granted restricted stock units and deferred stock units — not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Award/Acquisition (code A)
• Transaction date: August 17, 2026; Form 4 filed August 19, 2026 (timely)
• Price per share reported: $80.75; Total value: $12,678
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Footnotes:
  • F1: These are dividend equivalent units accrued and paid on the common shares underlying previously granted restricted stock units and deferred stock units; each unit equals the economic equivalent of one share.
  • F2: Balance adjusted to account for rounding of fractional shares over time

Context

• Dividend equivalent units are a form of compensation that mirror dividends on underlying awards; they convert to the economic value of shares but are separate from open-market buying or selling. Such grants are part of long-term compensation and do not necessarily indicate the director’s personal buying or selling sentiment.