Newhouse Michael A 4
4 · CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ · Filed Apr 23, 2026
Research Summary
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Charter (CHTR) Director Michael A. Newhouse Receives 918-Share Award
What Happened
Michael A. Newhouse, a director of Charter Communications, received a grant of 918 restricted shares on April 21, 2026. The Form 4 reports the shares at $0.00 per share (price not applicable for restricted stock) and the award was valued at $225,000 on the grant date. The award is scheduled to fully vest on the date of the company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. This is a compensation grant (award), not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-21 (Form filed 2026-04-23 — appears timely).
- Transaction type/code: A = Grant/Award of restricted stock. Reported price: $0.00 (price not applicable).
- Shares granted: 918 restricted shares; grant valued at $225,000 on grant date.
- Vesting: Fully vests on the date of the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing summary.
- Footnotes: (F1) grant valuation and vesting schedule; (F2–F3) disclosures about potential deemed ownership through Advance/Newhouse family entities and a disclaimer that the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by Advance/Newhouse Partnership.
Context
Restricted stock grants are a form of compensation and do not represent an open-market buy signal; shares typically remain subject to forfeiture until vesting and cannot be sold until they vest (unless other arrangements are made). The filing also notes family/affiliate ownership structures that may create deemed ownership of other Charter shares held by Advance/Newhouse entities, but the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of those holdings in this report.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-21+918→ 6,181 total
- 3,136,511(indirect: By Partnership)
Class A Common Stock
[F2][F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Grant of Restricted Stock (price not applicable) valued at $225,000 on date of grant, to fully vest on the date of the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2027.
- [F2]The Reporting Person, by virtue of his affiliations with Advance Long-Term Management Trust, a New Jersey trust ("ALTMT"), Advance Publications, Inc., a New York corporation ("API") and Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation ("NBCo"), and affiliation with and interest in other non-controlling holders of equity of API and NBCo, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company and Class B Common Units of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC ("Charter Holdings") owned directly by Advance/Newhouse Partnership ("A/N"). ALTMT is the general partner of Newhouse Family Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which owns all of the voting shares of API. API and NBCo indirectly own all of the partnership interests of A/N.
- [F3]The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company and Class B Common Units of Charter Holdings owned by A/N and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.