WALKER JOHN KENT 4
4 · Alphabet Inc. · Filed Mar 18, 2026
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Alphabet (GOOGL) John K. Walker Receives 73-Unit Award
What Happened John K. Walker, President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet Inc., was issued two awards on March 16, 2026: 26 units and 47 units (total 73) reported as acquisitions at $0.00. These are Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) and dividend equivalent units (DEUs) tied to GSUs, not open-market purchases or sales—i.e., awarded stock units that convert to Class C shares as they vest.
Key Details
- Transaction date and type: March 16, 2026 — two awards (code A) of 26 and 47 units at $0.00 each (total 73 units).
- Holdings reported after the transactions (per filing footnotes):
- One line (F3) consists of 302 DEUs and 37,801 GSUs.
- Another line (F5) consists of 313 DEUs and 68,054 GSUs.
- Vesting / mechanics (footnotes):
- F1/F4: GSUs vest on a scheduled multi-year, mostly quarterly basis (portions vested beginning June 25, 2024, with additional quarterly vesting through Jan 1, 2028 for the noted grants).
- F2: The DEUs represent dividend-equivalent units that were accrued and distributed on March 16, 2026 and will vest on the same schedule as the underlying GSUs.
- Filing timing: Form 4 was filed on March 18, 2026 for transactions dated March 16, 2026 (filed within the normal 2-business-day window).
Context These were equity awards (derivative units) granted/credited to an insider and will convert to Class C shares only as they vest; they are routine compensation/delivery mechanics rather than market purchases or sales. For retail investors, such awards increase the insider’s potential future share ownership over time but do not represent immediate buying or selling in the market.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F1][F2][F3]2026-03-16+26→ 38,103 total - Award
Class C Google Stock Units
[F4][F2][F5]2026-03-16+47→ 68,367 total
- 60,801(indirect: By Trust)
Class C Capital Stock
- 23,507
Class C Capital Stock
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Class C Google Stock Units (GSUs) entitle the Reporting Person to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the GSUs as each GSU vests. 1/6th of the GSUs vested on June 25, 2024; 1/12th of the GSUs vested on September 25, 2024, and an additional 1/12th of the GSUs vests quarterly thereafter on the 25th day of the month until the GSUs are fully vested, subject to continued employment on the applicable 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 302 DEUs and 37,801 GSUs.
- [F4]The GSUs vest as follows: (i) 27/260th of the grant will vest on each March 25, 2025, June 25, 2025, September 25, 2025 and December 25, 2025; and (ii) 19/260th of the grant will vest quarterly on the 25th day of the month from March 25, 2026 through December 25, 2026, and on the 1st day of the month from April 1, 2027 through January 1, 2028, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.
- [F5]Consists of 313 DEUs and 68,054 GSUs.