Schaller Bart 4
4 · Synchrony Financial · Filed May 19, 2026
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Synchrony (SYF) EVP Bart Schaller Receives 143-Share Dividend Award
What Happened Bart Schaller, EVP and CEO—Digital at Synchrony Financial (SYF), was credited with 143 dividend equivalent units on May 15, 2026. The units are recorded at $71.38 each, a total economic value of approximately $10,207. This transaction is an award/acquisition (code A) — dividend equivalents tied to existing restricted stock units (RSUs), not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-15 (Period of Report)
- Filing date: 2026-05-19 (Form 4 filed timely)
- Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — dividend equivalent units credited
- Quantity and value: 143 units @ $71.38 = $10,207 (reported)
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing
- Footnote: These are dividend equivalent units that were paid on the common shares underlying RSUs; they vest and settle on the same terms as the related RSUs (each unit equals the economic equivalent of one share).
Context Dividend-equivalent units are additional units credited on RSUs and generally vest/settle with the underlying awards; they are not purchases that directly signal market buying. This is routine compensation-related activity rather than an open-market trade. The Form 4 was filed within the normal reporting window.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Dividend Equivalent Unit
[F1]2026-05-15$71.38/sh+143$10,207→ 34,178 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents dividend equivalent units accrued on May 15, 2026 as dividends that were paid on the common shares underlying restricted stock units. The dividend equivalent units vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the restricted stock units to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Synchrony Financial common stock.