Teekay Tankers CEO reports dividend-equivalent grants on Form 4
Teekay Tankers CEO Kenneth Hvid reported 388 dividend-equivalent rights on Aug. 21, 2026, tied to restricted stock units, as the stock rose 4.35%.
What happened
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) President and CEO Kenneth Hvid reported a transaction on SEC Form 4 filed Aug. 25, 2026. The filing shows he acquired 388.2719 dividend equivalent rights (DERs) on Aug. 21, 2026, a Form 4 transaction code 'A' (acquisition).
According to the filing's explanation, the DERs accrued on three outstanding restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and vest proportionately with those RSUs. The number was calculated by multiplying the quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share by the number of outstanding RSUs and dividing by the fair value of the common stock on the dividend payment date.
This is one of eight insider transaction filings detected for Teekay Tankers in the past 14 days, though the provided text only includes this single Form 4.
On the event date, Aug. 25, 2026, Teekay Tankers' stock closed at $86.82, up 4.35% from the prior close of $83.20.
What this means
A Form 4 is a filing required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It reports changes in beneficial ownership of company stock by officers, directors, or 10% owners. It is filed within two business days of most transactions.
Dividend equivalent rights are contractual rights that mirror cash dividends paid on actual shares. Here, they accrue on RSUs held by the CEO. An RSU is a promise to deliver shares at a future vesting date; the DERs give the executive the economic value of dividends on those shares before they vest.
This is not a stock sale or purchase. It is an automatic accrual tied to the company's $0.25 per share dividend. The filing is routine executive compensation mechanics, not a signal of insider sentiment.
Because the filing only reports the DER accrual, it does not explain why the stock rose 4.35% that day. That move could be due to unrelated market factors, which are not covered in the filing.
Sources
- insider-cluster filed 2026-08-25
- Daily price history
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