Gentle Meg 4

What Happened
Gentle Meg, a director of Ovintiv Inc. (OVV), was awarded 55 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) on March 31, 2026 (transaction code A). The award is reported as an acquisition at $0.00 (derivative instrument) — no cash changed hands at grant. DSUs are the economic equivalent of common shares and yield dividend-equivalent DSUs.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-31; Form filed: 2026-04-02 (filed within the standard reporting window).
• Amount: 55 Deferred Share Units (DSUs); reported acquisition price: $0.00 (derivative award).
• Shares owned after transaction: not reported on this Form 4.
• Footnotes: F1 — each DSU equals the economic equivalent of one Ovintiv common share and accrues dividend-equivalent DSUs; DSUs are held until retirement from the board. F2 — the units include dividend-equivalent DSUs received in lieu of cash dividends for Q1 2026.
• Filing timeliness: filed Apr 2, 2026 (appears to be filed within the usual two-business-day window).

Context
DSU awards are a common form of non-cash director compensation and are typically deferred until the director retires or leaves the board. They do not indicate an open-market purchase or sale by the insider and are generally considered routine, not a direct signal of near-term buying or selling intent.