Newmont (NEM) CTO David John Thornton Receives 2,674-Share Award

What Happened
David John Thornton, Chief Technical Officer of Newmont Corporation (NEM), received an equity award of 2,674 shares on July 27, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award/grant (transaction code A) at a reported price of $0.00, so the filing lists $0 as the purchase amount for the transaction.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-27 — Award of 2,674 shares (code A).
• Reported price: $0.00 (award/grant reporting); reported cash value on Form 4 = $0.
• Filing date / accession: Form 4 filed 2026-07-29 (Accession No. 0002093233-26-000014) — appears timely (Form 4 is generally due within 2 business days).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes/notations: None disclosed in the provided summary (no 10b5-1, tax-withholding, or cashless-sale notes shown).

Context
Equity awards are a common component of executive compensation and are typically recorded on Form 4 with a $0 acquisition price because they are grants rather than open-market purchases. Such awards may vest over time or be subject to performance conditions; they do not necessarily indicate a personal purchase or immediate market exposure. For retail investors, purchases and open-market buys are often a clearer bullish signal than routine compensation grants.