Givens Gregory Dean 4

What Happened Gregory Givens, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Ovintiv Inc. (OVV), was granted 441 restricted stock units (RSUs) on June 30, 2026. The filing shows an acquisition (code A) of 441 derivative shares at $0.00 — these represent RSUs/dividend-equivalent RSUs rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-30; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-02 (appears timely — within the 2-business-day reporting window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (derivative) — 441 RSUs acquired at $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — each RSU equals one share economically and vests/exercises per the Omnibus Incentive Plan and grant agreement, subject to continued employment; F2 — these were dividend-equivalent RSUs received in lieu of cash dividends for Q2 2026.
• No cash changed hands; this is compensation/dividend-equivalent treatment, not a market-direction trade.

Context RSUs are a form of equity compensation and reflect company pay/dividend policy rather than a direct insider bet on the stock. Dividend-equivalent RSUs are commonly issued in lieu of cash dividends and vest according to plan terms. For retail investors, awards like this are routine and not the same signal as an insider buying shares in the open market.