GCM Grosvenor (GCMG) director takes 5,996 RSUs instead of cash fees
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SCOTT SAMUEL C III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GCM Grosvenor Inc. director Scott Samuel C III received 5,996 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) of Class A Common Stock, granted at a reference price of $12.30 per share. This is a compensation-related award, not an open-market purchase or sale.
The RSUs were granted under the Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan in lieu of quarterly cash compensation, at the director’s election, and are fully vested on the grant date. Delivery of the underlying shares will occur upon the earliest of separation from service, a change in control event, or the director’s death or disability.
After this grant, the filing shows the director with 123,853 derivative-based shares linked to this security. The transaction reflects routine equity compensation rather than a discretionary trade in the market.
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Insights
Director takes stock units instead of cash as routine compensation.
This Form 4 shows Scott Samuel C III, a director of GCM Grosvenor Inc., receiving 5,996 RSUs tied to Class A Common Stock at a reference price of $12.30. The award comes from the Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan.
The footnotes clarify this grant replaces quarterly cash fees at the director’s election and is fully vested immediately. Because settlement occurs only upon separation from service, a change in control event, or death or disability, this is deferred equity rather than immediate tradable stock, limiting short-term market impact.
After the grant, the filing shows 123,853 shares linked to derivative holdings. As a routine, non-market compensation grant with no open-market buying or selling, it is best viewed as neutral from a signaling perspective, though it modestly increases the director’s equity alignment with shareholders.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Restricted Stock Units | 5,996 | $12.30 | $74K |
Footnotes (1)
- Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. This award of RSUs was granted pursuant to the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan, in lieu of quarterly cash compensation at the election of the Reporting Person, and is fully vested as of the date of grant. Shares of Class A Common Stock in settlement of vested RSUs will be delivered upon the earliest to occur of the Reporting Person's "separation from service" from the Issuer, a "change in control event" of the Issuer or the Reporting Person's death or disability.