Thompson Donald 4

What Happened
Donald Thompson, a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), was awarded 831 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-05-28 and, on the same date, the issuer withheld 78 shares to cover the reporting person's tax liability. The withheld shares were valued at $276.62 each for a total withholding of approximately $21,576. The award (code A) is an equity grant; the withholding (code F) is a routine disposition to satisfy taxes.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-28; Form 4 filed 2026-05-29 (timely filing).
• Award: 831 RSUs granted at $0.00 per share (code A).
• Tax withholding: 78 shares withheld at $276.62 each, total ≈ $21,576 (code F).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing excerpt provided.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: 78 shares were withheld by the issuer to cover the reporting person's tax liability associated with RSU vesting on 05/28/2026.
  • F2: The RSUs were granted under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan; the shares underlying these RSUs vest the earlier of May 28, 2027, or the date of the issuer's 2027 annual meeting.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 sale plan or late filing in this record.

Context
RSU awards are grants of future company stock rather than open-market purchases; tax-withholding by issuing shares is a common administrative step and not an independent bearish signal. For retail investors, purchases or open-market buys by insiders tend to be more informative than routine awards or withholding transactions.