UnitedHealth director granted 53 dividend shares

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC director Valerie Montgomery Rice received 53 shares of Common Stock as a grant.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC director Valerie Montgomery Rice received 53 shares of Common Stock as a grant. The Form 4 shows this as a compensation-related acquisition, with no purchase price. The footnote explains these are dividend equivalents on vested deferred stock units, which are immediately vested and follow the same terms as the underlying units. After this grant, her directly held Common Stock totals 7,272 shares.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 53 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider MONTGOMERY RICE VALERIE MD

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	53	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 7,272 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Represents dividend equivalents paid on vested deferred stock units. The dividend equivalents are immediately vested and are subject to the same terms as the underlying deferred stock units.

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What insider transaction did UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (UNH) report for Valerie Montgomery Rice?

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP reported that director Valerie Montgomery Rice received a grant of 53 shares of Common Stock. These were issued as dividend equivalents on vested deferred stock units and increased her directly held position to a total of 7,272 shares.

Was the UNH insider transaction by Valerie Montgomery Rice an open-market stock purchase?

No, the transaction was not an open-market purchase. It was a grant of 53 Common Stock shares as dividend equivalents on vested deferred stock units, with a reported price per share of $0.0000, indicating compensation rather than a market trade.

How many UNITEDHEALTH GROUP shares does Valerie Montgomery Rice hold after this Form 4?

Following the reported grant, Valerie Montgomery Rice directly holds 7,272 shares of UNITEDHEALTH GROUP Common Stock. The 53-share award represents dividend equivalents on vested deferred stock units and added to her existing directly owned share position.

What are dividend equivalents on vested deferred stock units in the UNH filing?

Dividend equivalents on vested deferred stock units are additional shares granted to mirror dividends paid on underlying units. In this case, 53 immediately vested Common Stock shares were issued and are subject to the same terms as the underlying deferred stock units held by the director.

Does the Valerie Montgomery Rice Form 4 for UNH indicate any stock sales?

The Form 4 does not report any stock sales by Valerie Montgomery Rice. It shows a single acquisition transaction coded as a grant or award of 53 Common Stock shares, increasing her directly held position to 7,272 shares with no dispositions reported.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 03/19/2026 - 04:34 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MONTGOMERY RICE VALERIE MD

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

1 HEALTH DRIVE

(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE MINNESOTA 55344

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC [ UNH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/17/2026		A		53(1)	A	$0	7,272	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents dividend equivalents paid on vested deferred stock units. The dividend equivalents are immediately vested and are subject to the same terms as the underlying deferred stock units.

Remarks:

	Faraz A. Choudhry, Attorney-in-Fact for Valerie C. Montgomery Rice M.D.	03/19/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)