Brian D. Doubles - Feb 28, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Synchrony Financial (SYF)

Signature
/s/ Danielle Do, as attorney in fact
Stock symbol
SYF
Transactions as of
Feb 28, 2025
Transactions value $
-$5,351,231
Form type
4
Date filed
3/4/2025, 07:20 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 Options Exercise $630K +20.7K +2.67% $30.41 798K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1
transaction SYF Common Stock Options Exercise $822K +28K +3.51% $29.33 826K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$131K -2.16K -0.26% $60.58 824K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1, F2
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$1.55M -25.9K -3.14% $60.04 798K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1, F3
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$82.6K -1.36K -0.17% $60.62 797K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1, F4
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$1.16M -19.4K -2.43% $60.05 777K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1, F3
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$536K -8.85K -1.14% $60.59 769K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1, F5
transaction SYF Common Stock Sale -$5.47M -91.2K -11.86% $60.05 677K Feb 28, 2025 Direct F1, F6
transaction SYF Common Stock Award $6.19M +102K +15.05% $60.68 779K Mar 1, 2025 Direct F7
transaction SYF Common Stock Tax liability -$4.05M -66.8K -8.57% $60.68 713K Mar 1, 2025 Direct 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 -20.7K -100% $0.00 0 Feb 28, 2025 Common Stock 20.7K $30.41 Direct F1, F9
transaction SYF Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -28K -100% $0.00 0 Feb 28, 2025 Common Stock 28K $29.33 Direct F1, 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 This transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 5, 2024.
F2 The price reflected is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.46 to $60.67. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F3 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.455 to $60.45. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F4 This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.46 to $60.685. 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 $60.44 to $60.685. 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 $59.435 to $60.43. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F7 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.
F8 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.
F9 The reporting person was awarded 20,728 employee stock options on April 1, 2015, which vested in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
F10 The reporting person was awarded 28,019 employee stock options on April 1, 2016, which vested in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Remarks:

President and CEO