SEC Form 4 · accession 0001601712-18-000088

Synchrony Financial · SYF

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — See remarks · Director

Period of report

Feb 15, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Feb 16, 2018 · 7:52 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001601712

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 15, 2018	S	13,138	$36.70	D	440,169	D
Common Stock^F1	Feb 15, 2018	M	11,610	$24.55	A	451,779	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 15, 2018	M	11,610	$36.70	D	440,169	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Dividend Equivalent Unit^F3	—	Feb 15, 2018	A	1,768	A	—	—	Common Stock	1,768	12,092	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1,F2,F4	$24.55	Feb 15, 2018	M	11,610	D	—	Sep 17, 2024	Common Stock	11,610	53,205	D

F1These transactions were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2017.
F2This price is a weighted average price. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each price will be provided upon request.
F3Represents 891, 85, 115, 220 and 457 dividend equivalent units accrued on February 15, 2018 as dividends were paid on the common shares underlying restricted stock units originally granted to the reporting person on July 31, 2014, September 17, 2014, April 1, 2015, April 1, 2016 and April 1, 2017, respectively. The dividend equivalent units vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the restricted stock units to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Synchrony Financial common stock.
F4The reporting person was awarded 79,815 employee stock options on September 17, 2014, which vest in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

President and Chief Executive Officer