Ward Susan F 4

What Happened Susan F. Ward, a director of Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT), was granted 19,399 shares on February 3, 2026. The Form 4 reports these as an award/acquisition (transaction code A) at a reported price of $0.00, indicating no cash outlay at the time of grant. This is an equity award (grant) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-03; Filing date: 2026-02-05 (filed within the usual two-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares granted/acquired: 19,399; reported price: $0.00; total cash paid at grant: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the itemized summary provided.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant. No footnotes (e.g., 10b5-1, tax withholding) were indicated in the summary provided.

Context Equity awards to directors are common as part of compensation and do not represent an open-market purchase (which some investors view as a more direct bullish signal) nor a sale. Reporting $0.00 at grant means the director did not pay cash for the shares; it does not mean the award has no value—value will depend on vesting terms and future stock price. This Form 4 appears to be timely filed.