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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL)

Alphabet grants CEO Pichai triennial equity awards, including Waymo and Wing units

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Alphabet's Leadership Development, Inclusion and Compensation Committee approved a triennial equity award for CEO Sundar Pichai on March 4, 2026, with his $2,000,000 annual salary unchanged and no annual bonus eligibility. The package mixes performance-based units tied to relative total shareholder return with time-based units, plus Waymo and Wing units tied to growth in each unit's per-unit value. The filing says the Board will maintain active oversight of Waymo and Wing, and the full award agreements will be filed with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2026.

Key points

  • Committee approved the compensation on March 4, 2026; Pichai's annual salary stays at $2,000,000, unchanged since 2020
  • Two tranches of Alphabet PSUs, each with a target value of $63,000,000, vest from 0% to 200% of target based on relative TSR over 2026-2027 and 2026-2028
  • $84,000,000 in Alphabet GSUs vest over three years, with the first 1/12th vesting March 25, 2026
  • Waymo BPUs (target value about $130,000,000) and Wing BPUs (target value about $45,000,000) have a three-year performance period and can settle from 0% to 200% of target

The filing

CompanyAlphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 6, 2026, 5:21 PM ET
Accession number0001652044-26-000026

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 06, 2026.

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