Bart Schaller - Mar 1, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Synchrony Financial (SYF)

Signature
/s/ Danielle Do as attorney in fact
Stock symbol
SYF
Transactions as of
Mar 1, 2025
Transactions value $
-$3,111,123
Form type
4
Date filed
3/4/2025, 07:19 PM
Previous filing
Feb 20, 2025

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction SYF Common Stock Award $1.01M +16.6K +20.32% $60.68 98.5K Mar 1, 2025 Direct F1
transaction SYF Common Stock Tax liability -$659K -10.9K -11.03% $60.68 87.7K Mar 1, 2025 Direct F2
transaction SYF Common Stock Options Exercise $496K +14.5K +16.49% $34.30 102K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3
transaction SYF Common Stock Options Exercise $488K +14.5K +14.25% $33.53 117K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$605K -10.5K -9.02% $57.42 106K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3, F4
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$615K -10.5K -9.88% $58.58 95.7K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3, F5
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$2.25M -38K -39.73% $59.28 57.7K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3, F6
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$961K -15.9K -27.56% $60.48 41.8K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3, F7
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$12.2K -200 -0.48% $61.09 41.6K Mar 3, 2025 Direct F3, F8

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction SYF Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -14.5K -100% $0.00 0 Mar 3, 2025 Common Stock 14.5K $34.30 Direct F3, F9
transaction SYF Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -14.5K -100% $0.00 0 Mar 3, 2025 Common Stock 14.5K $33.53 Direct F3, F10
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

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).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents restricted stock units that will vest in three equal annual installments of 33.33% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Synchrony Financial (the "Company") common stock.
F2 Reflects the number of shares of Company common stock automatically withheld by the Company to pay the tax liability of the reporting person in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. No investment decision was made by the reporting person in connection with the withholding.
F3 These transactions were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on October 21, 2024.
F4 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $56.97 to $57.94. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F5 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $57.97 to $58.92. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F6 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.98 to $59.96. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F7 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.97 to $60.95. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F8 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $61.08 to $61.09. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F9 The reporting person was awarded employee stock options on April 1, 2017, which vest in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
F10 The reporting person was awarded employee stock options on April 1, 2018, which vest in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Remarks:

EVP, CEO--Digital