Charter (CHTR) EVP Ray Adam Receives Stock Options & RSUs

What Happened
Ray Richard Adam, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer of Charter Communications (CHTR), received equity awards on August 20, 2026: 54,932 stock options and 21,336 restricted stock units (RSUs), reported at $0 on the Form 4 (grant/award, derivative). These are awards (not open‑market purchases or sales); no cash changed hands and no immediate sale or exercise is reported.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 20, 2026; Form 4 filed August 24, 2026 (filing is within the SEC’s two‑business‑day window).
• Awards: 54,932 stock options (derivative) and 21,336 RSUs (derivative); combined total = 76,268 awards. Reported price: $0 (grant).
• Vesting/term (per footnotes): Options vest 100% on August 20, 2030 and expire 10 years from grant (unless earlier terminated). RSUs vest 50% on August 20, 2028 and 50% on August 20, 2030.
• Purpose: Grants were made under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan in connection with the closing of the previously announced transactions with Cox Enterprises (the “Cox Transactions”).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing extract.
• Filing timeliness: Timely (filed Aug 24 for an Aug 20 grant).

Context
These grants are compensation/retention awards tied to the Cox Transactions closing. Stock options give the right to buy shares in the future (subject to vesting and expiration); RSUs represent a promise to receive shares (or equivalent value) as they vest. Such awards are routine for executives and do not represent an open‑market buy or sell signal.