PARENT LOUISE M 4
4 · Zoetis Inc. · Filed May 21, 2026
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Zoetis (ZTS) Director Louise Parent Receives Shares via RSU/DSU
What Happened
- Louise M. Parent, a Zoetis (ZTS) director, had equity awards converted and settled into common stock upon her retirement from the Board. The filing shows settlement/conversion of approximately 12,131 shares: 1,944 RSU-related shares and 10,186 DSU-related shares. The transactions are recorded with $0.00 per-share consideration, indicating settlement of awards rather than a cash purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-20; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-21 (filed the next day).
- Award breakdown (per filing/footnotes): 1,944 RSUs (restricted stock units) and 10,186 DSUs (deferred stock units) — total about 12,131 shares (reported as 1,944.361 and 10,186.674 in certain lines).
- Reported price: $0.00 (settlement of derivative awards into common stock).
- Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in this Form 4.
- Footnotes: RSUs were granted under the 2013 Equity & Incentive Plan and may vest on scheduled dates but vested/settled early due to retirement; DSUs were fully vested and were settled upon separation from service.
- Filing timeliness: Not late — reported the day after the transaction.
Context
- These entries reflect award settlement (derivative conversion/settlement), not open-market buying or selling; no cash changed hands per the $0.00 price lines.
- RSUs/DSUs converting to shares on retirement is a routine corporate governance/event-driven occurrence and does not itself indicate a buy or sell signal by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4Exit
Zoetis Inc.ZTS
PARENT LOUISE M
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-20+1,944→ 18,208 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F2]2026-05-20+10,186→ 28,394 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Unit
[F3][F4][F5][F6]2026-05-20−1,944.361→ 0 total→ Common Stock (1,944.361 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Deferred Stock Unit
[F7][F8][F9][F6]2026-05-20−10,186.674→ 0 total→ Common Stock (10,186.674 underlying)
Footnotes (9)
- [F1]Acquisition of common stock upon vesting and settlement of restricted stock units (RSUs) in connection with Ms. Parent's retirement from the Zoetis Board of Directors.
- [F2]Acquisition of common stock upon vesting and settlement of deferred stock units (DSUs) in connection with Ms. Parent's retirement from the Zoetis Board of Directors.
- [F3]Represents restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Zoetis Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity and Incentive Plan, and dividend equivalent units automatically issued thereon (each an "RSU" and collectively, "RSUs").
- [F4]Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Zoetis Inc. common stock.
- [F5]Each RSU vests and is settled in shares of Zoetis Inc. common stock on the first anniversary of the date of grant, February 18, 2026, subject to the reporting person's continued service through such vesting date and subject to earlier vesting and settlement upon certain specific events, including retirement from the Board of Directors.
- [F6]Not applicable.
- [F7]Represents deferred stock units granted pursuant to the Zoetis Inc. 2013 Equity and Incentive Plan, and dividend equivalent units automatically issued thereon (each a "DSU" and collectively, "DSUs"). The DSUs were fully vested on the date of the grant and settled in shares of Zoetis Inc. common stock upon the reporting person's separation from service as a director at Zoetis.
- [F8]Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Zoetis Inc. common stock.
- [F9]Each DSU is settled in shares of Zoetis Inc. common stock upon the reporting person's separation from service as a director of Zoetis Inc.
Signature
/s/ Brenda Santuccio, as Attorney-in-Fact|2026-05-21