Guo Mingxiao Gary 4

What Happened

• Guo Mingxiao (Gary), Senior Vice President at Trane Technologies plc (TT), received equity awards on February 3, 2026: 919 restricted stock units (RSUs) and a derivative award tied to 3,433 shares (stock option-type grant). Both awards are reported as granted at $0.00 and therefore show no immediate cash purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-03; filing date: 2026-02-05 (filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Awards granted: 919 RSUs (reported as acquisition A) and 3,433 derivative units (reported as acquisition A, derivative instrument).
• Reported price: $0.00 for both awards (standard for grants/awards).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the information provided in this summary.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: The 919 RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning February 3, 2027.
  • F2: The 3,433-share derivative grant (stock option) vests in three pro rata annual installments beginning February 3, 2027.
• No indication this was an exercise, sale, or tax-withholding event—these are grant-type awards (transaction code A).

Context

• These grants are compensation awards, not open-market purchases or sales; they vest over time, so they do not represent immediate stock purchases or liquidity events.
• For the derivative/option award: this is a grant with multi-year vesting, not an exercised option—no shares were sold or cashed out at grant.
• Such awards are common for executives as part of long-term incentive pay; they should be viewed as compensation design rather than direct insider buying or selling.