[Form 4] Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Insider Trading Activity
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) Form 4: Al Swanson, EVP & CFO, reported transactions on 08/14/2025. He received 176,731 phantom units under the long-term incentive plan and acquired an equivalent number of common-unit deliverable rights; these carry distribution-equivalent rights payable in cash. He disposed of 69,544 common units at $17.78 and reported total beneficial ownership of 671,445 common units before the $17.78 sale left him with 601,901 common units. The phantom units vest in three tranches with performance and service conditions through August 2028.
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TL;DR: Executive received long-term incentive phantom units tied to multi-metric, three-year vesting, aligning pay with performance.
Al Swanson was granted 176,731 phantom units that convert one-for-one into common units upon vesting and include distribution-equivalent cash rights. Vesting is split across three tranches with time-based service and performance-based conditions tied to total shareholder return and cumulative distributable cash flow per unit through 6/30/2028. One tranche accrues and pays DERs earlier. The award structure mixes retention and pay-for-performance features and increases potential future dilution by up to 176,731 units if fully vested.
TL;DR: Officer sold 69,544 units at $17.78 and reported subsequent ownership; retained substantial economic exposure via phantom units.
The Form 4 discloses a sale of 69,544 common units at $17.78 reducing direct holdings from 671,445 to 601,901 units. Concurrently, a grant and deemed acquisition of phantom units (176,731) was reported with $0 immediate exercise price. The filing lists the transactions as codes M and F for acquisitions and dispositions; it provides explicit vesting schedules and payout mechanics, enabling precise tracking of potential future share delivery and cash DER obligations.