ARNOLD FRANCES 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Mar 18, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Director Frances Arnold Receives Stock Award
What Happened
- Frances Arnold, a director of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), was granted multiple equity awards on March 16, 2026. The Form 4 records four award-line acquisitions (each $0.00 price): 0.2, 1, 1 and 1 reported shares (awards).
- Footnotes clarify these awards consist of Google Stock Units (GSUs) and dividend equivalent units (DEUs). Aggregated across the four entries the awards consist of 4,027 GSUs and 22 DEUs — totaling 4,049 underlying units that will each convert to one share of Alphabet Class C stock as they vest. The grants were reported with no cash price (typical for restricted-equity awards).
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 16, 2026; Form 4 filed March 18, 2026 (appears timely).
- Reported acquisition price: $0.00 (award/grant).
- Aggregate award: 4,027 GSUs + 22 DEUs = 4,049 units that will each convert to one Class C share upon vesting.
- Vesting: GSUs and DEUs vest over time subject to continued service. Footnotes describe monthly vesting schedules (e.g., 1/48th monthly starting on specified dates, with some variations across grants).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided data.
- Nature of transaction: Award/grant (transaction code A) — not a purchase or sale; therefore not a direct bullish/bearish trading signal.
Context
- GSUs convert to one share of Alphabet Class C capital stock per unit as they vest. DEUs are dividend-equivalent units that accrue cash dividends and vest on the same schedule as the related GSUs, each converting to one share on vesting.
- Director awards are routine compensation for board service and do not by themselves indicate the director is buying or selling stock.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL
ARNOLD FRANCES
Director
Transactions
- Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F1][F2][F3]2026-03-16+0.2→ 262 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F4][F2][F5]2026-03-16+1→ 955 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F6][F2][F7]2026-03-16+1→ 1,148 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F8][F2][F9]2026-03-16+1→ 1,684 total
Holdings
- 18,418
Class C Capital Stock
Footnotes (9)
- [F1]The Google Stock Units (GSUs) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock for each share underlying the GSU as GSU vests. 1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2022 and an additional 1/48th of GSUs will vest monthly thereafter until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
- [F2]Represents the dividend equivalent units (DEUs) that accrued on the Reporting Person's GSUs held as of March 9, 2026, in connection with the cash dividend that was declared by the Issuer and distributed on March 16, 2026. These DEUs will vest on the same schedule as the GSUs on which the DEUs accrued. Each DEU entitles the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the DEU as each DEU vests.
- [F3]Consists of 2 DEUs and 260 GSUs.
- [F4]1/48th of GSUs vested on July 25, 2023 and an additional 1/48th of GSUs will vest monthly thereafter until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
- [F5]Consists of 8 DEUs and 947 GSUs.
- [F6]1/48 of GSUs vests on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 31 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 17 months, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
- [F7]Consists of 8 DEUs and 1,140 GSUs.
- [F8]1/48 of GSUs will vest on the 25th day of each month following the grant date for 19 months and on the 1st day of each month for the following 29 months, subject to continued service on the Board on the applicable vesting dates.
- [F9]Consists of 4 DEUs and 1,680 GSUs.
Signature
s/ Fadillah Badar, as Attorney-in-Fact for Frances H. Arnold|2026-03-18