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Research Summary
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Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Director Andy Chien Exercises Derivatives, Receives RSUs
What Happened
- Director Andy Chien executed multiple derivative transactions and received an RSU grant on Feb 27, 2026. The filing shows exercises/conversions totaling 15,482 shares (4,292 + 5,375 + 5,815) and a grant/award of 5,643 restricted stock units (RSUs). All reported prices are $0.00 or N/A; the filing also records dispositions of the same 15,482 derivative shares at $0.00 (derivative).
- These entries reflect exercises/conversions and an RSU award rather than an open-market buy or sale for cash. No cash proceeds or purchase price are reported.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 27, 2026.
- Transactions:
- Exercises/conversions (code M): 4,292; 5,375; 5,815 shares (total 15,482) — reported as both acquired and disposed at $0.00 (derivative).
- Grant/award (code A): 5,643 RSUs @ $0.00 (derivative).
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing data.
- Relevant footnotes:
- F1–F2: RSUs convert one-for-one into common stock and represent contingent rights to receive shares.
- F3: Some RSUs are time-based and vest May 22, 2027.
- F4: Some RSUs reflected in the filing had vested.
- F5: Additional dividend-equivalent shares were issued on May 23, 2025 RSUs and follow the original vesting schedule.
- Filing timeliness: Form filed Feb 27, 2026 (same date as reported transactions); no late filing indicated in the provided data.
Context
- For retail investors: exercises/conversions and RSU grants are often routine compensation or settlement events for insiders and do not necessarily signal a change in insider sentiment. The simultaneous acquisition and disposition entries at $0.00 commonly reflect conversion/settlement mechanics (for example, net share settlement or tax withholding), though the filing does not specify the reason.
- This report documents derivative activity and awards rather than a cash sale or an open-market purchase.