Archrock (AROC) CEO gifts 25,000 shares, retains over 2.3M
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Archrock, Inc. President and CEO D. Bradley Childers reported a bona fide gift of 25,000 shares of Archrock common stock. The transfer was made at no stated price and is characterized as a non-market gift disposition.
After the gift, Childers directly holds 2,300,647 shares of Archrock common stock. This balance includes 274 shares acquired since his last Form 4 through participation in the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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Insider Trade Summary
25,000 shares gifted
Mixed
1 txn
Insider
CHILDERS D BRADLEY
Role
PRESIDENT AND CEO
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | Common Stock | 25,000 | $0.00 | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 2,300,647 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
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Key Figures
Shares gifted: 25,000 shares
Shares held after transaction: 2,300,647 shares
ESPP shares since last Form 4: 274 shares
3 metrics
Shares gifted
25,000 shares
Bona fide gift of common stock by CEO
Shares held after transaction
2,300,647 shares
Direct common stock holdings after the gift
ESPP shares since last Form 4
274 shares
Acquired via Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Key Terms
bona fide gift, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Common Stock
3 terms
bona fide gift financial
"transaction_code_description": "Bona fide gift""
A bona fide gift is a genuine, voluntary transfer of money, property, or benefits from one party to another made without expectation of repayment, services, or hidden conditions. Investors care because such gifts can affect company disclosures, related‑party transaction rules, tax treatment, and perceived conflicts of interest; think of it like someone giving you a present with no strings attached — but on a corporate scale, auditors and regulators need to verify it really is unconditional.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan financial
"acquired since the Reporting Person's last Form 4 through participation in the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
An employee stock purchase plan is a company program that lets workers buy shares through small payroll deductions, often at a discount to the market price and after a set offering period. Think of it like a workplace savings plan that turns into ownership: it encourages employees to share in the company’s success and can create predictable buying or selling of stock that investors watch because it affects supply, demand and employee incentives.
Common Stock financial
""security_title": "Common Stock""
Common stock represents ownership shares in a company, giving investors a stake in its success and a say in important decisions through voting rights. It is the most common type of stock traded on markets and can provide income through dividends, as well as potential for value growth. For investors, holding common stock means sharing in the company’s profits and risks.
FAQ
What insider transaction did Archrock (AROC) report in this Form 4?
Archrock reported that President and CEO D. Bradley Childers made a bona fide gift of 25,000 shares of common stock. The transaction is a non-market transfer with no purchase or sale price disclosed and is coded as a gift disposition.
Was the Archrock (AROC) CEO’s Form 4 transaction a sale or a gift?
The transaction was a bona fide gift, not an open-market sale or purchase. It is coded as a gift disposition, meaning shares were transferred without a sale price, so it does not reflect trading activity in Archrock’s stock on the market.