Smurfit Westrock (SW) EVP Garren Ben Receives Award

What Happened
Garren Ben, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Smurfit Westrock plc (SW), was granted 56 restricted stock units (RSUs) on September 10, 2026. The RSUs were recorded at $0.00 per unit (no cash paid); each RSU represents the right to receive one ordinary share. The filing shows these units were issued as dividend equivalents tied to the company's quarterly dividend.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-10; filing date: 2026-09-14 (filing appears timely).
• Security/transaction: 56 RSUs granted at $0.00 each (award/ A code). Total reported cash value: $0.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote F1: RSUs were issued as dividend equivalents in connection with a $0.4523 quarterly dividend; each RSU equals one ordinary share and is subject to the same terms as the underlying award.
• Footnote F2: The filing notes 13,168 RSUs are included that are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Context
This was a compensation-related award (dividend-equivalent RSUs), not an open-market purchase or sale. RSU awards are common executive compensation and do not, by themselves, indicate a buy/sell signal; vesting schedules and the fact these are dividend equivalents determine when shares will actually be delivered.