Huet Melanie Arlene 4

What Happened
Melanie Arlene Huet, President, Home & Commercial (Home) at Newell Brands (NWL), was reported as acquiring 18,177 performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) on 2026-02-09. The filing shows an acquisition price of $0.00 (award/derivative). Each PRSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock (see footnote F1).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-10) — filing appears timely (within normal SEC windows).
• Instrument: 18,177 PRSUs (derivative award), reported at $0.00 per unit.
• Footnotes: F1 — each PRSU = right to one share; F2 — the Compensation and Human Capital Committee certified partial achievement of performance metrics for PRSUs granted 2/17/2023; PRSU terms provided for vesting on 2/17/2026, subject to continuous employment; F3 — N/A.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant of derivative security).

Context
This was an equity award tied to performance metrics (a compensation vesting event), not an open‑market purchase or sale. Such PRSU awards are common executive compensation and reflect vested pay rather than a direct buy or sell signal by the insider. Because the award is reported at $0, it reflects granted units (derivative interest) rather than a cash purchase; whether and when these convert to shares depends on the PRSU terms and continued employment.