[Form 4] Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Patricia M. Bedient, a director of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (PK), received 2,488 shares of the issuer's unrestricted common stock as payment in lieu of cash board fees under the Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2017 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The shares were granted on the company's reported grant date and vested immediately. The grant was recorded at a $0 per-share cash price to the reporting person because it was an equity award in lieu of cash; the notice states the award's market value was based on the NYSE closing price on the grant date. After the transaction, the reporting person beneficially owned 136,703 shares. The Form 4 indicates the report was submitted by an attorney-in-fact.
- Director elected equity in lieu of cash, aligning director compensation with shareholder interests
- Award vested immediately, providing clear and immediate ownership rather than conditional future grants
- Post-transaction ownership disclosed (136,703 shares), supporting transparency
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine director equity compensation; immediate vesting modestly increases insider ownership without cash outlay.
The reported transaction is a standard election by a non-employee director to receive equity instead of cash board fees. The award of 2,488 shares, which vested immediately, increases the director's stake to 136,703 shares. This is a non-dilutive transfer from the perspective of the director and reflects standard compensation practices designed to align board members with shareholder interests. There are no derivative transactions or exercised options disclosed, and the Form 4 does not indicate any unusual timing or large-scale disposition that would be material to investors.
TL;DR: Typical governance practice—director elected stock in lieu of cash; immediate vesting simplifies accounting and governance tracking.
The filing documents a routine award under the company's non-employee director stock plan. Immediate vesting suggests the award replaces cash compensation already earned for board service rather than a future service requirement. This practice is common for aligning director incentives with long-term shareholder value. The Form 4 discloses the post-transaction beneficial ownership, which supports transparency for governance monitoring. No red flags such as accelerated executive compensation or unusual derivatives activity are present in this filing.