BERNARD EDWARD C 4

What Happened Edward C. Bernard, a director of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA), was credited with 4 stock units (transaction code A) on June 4, 2026. The units were recorded at $0.00 (no cash paid) and are fully vested; each stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock. This was an award/credit to his Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP) tied to a quarterly cash dividend, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-04; Form filed: 2026-06-08 (timely).
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant/acquisition); price reported: $0.00; total cash value reported: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote summary (F1): Units granted under the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan; each unit = right to one share; units are fully vested and were credited to the reporting person’s DDCP account in connection with a quarterly dividend. Previously granted units subject to a written deferral election are fully vested as of this date.
• Filing note: The Form 4 was signed on behalf of Edward C. Bernard under a Power of Attorney dated Nov. 21, 2024.

Context Stock units credited to deferred-compensation accounts are typically part of director compensation or dividend-equivalent credits and do not reflect an open-market investment decision. These units represent a future right to shares (or their cash equivalent) rather than an immediate share purchase or sale.