Genuine Parts Co: director Cox Richard Jr received 197 shares

What happened Cox Richard Jr, a director, received 197 phantom stock shares on Oct 2, 2026 at $127.17 per share, for a total reported value of $25,052. The Form 4 was filed on Oct 5, 2026.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 2, 2026 — award/grant (code A), 197 shares at $127.17 per share, total $25,052.
• Transaction type: derivative award (phantom stock).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not stated in the filing.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of GPC common stock; the shares of phantom stock become payable in cash or common stock, at the election of the reporting person, pursuant to the reporting person's prior deferral election.
  • F2: Includes 47 shares of phantom stock acquired through most recent Dividend Reinvestment Plan purchase.
• Form 4 filed on Oct 5, 2026 (reporting the Oct 2, 2026 transaction).

Why it may matter The filing reports a derivative award of phantom stock rather than a market purchase or sale; phantom stock is payable in cash or common stock per the reporting person's prior deferral election. A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.