Helen T. Meates, Chief Financial Officer of PJT Partners Inc., filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on September 18, 2026, reporting the acquisition of 21 restricted stock units on September 16, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Helen T. Meates, identified as Chief Financial Officer of PJT Partners Inc.
  • Security acquired: 21 Restricted Stock Units representing a contingent right to receive Class A Common Stock, acquired at a price of $0.
  • Nature of grant: The units represent dividend equivalent rights accruing in connection with the issuer's dividend, vesting on the same schedule as the underlying restricted stock units.
  • Post-transaction ownership: Meates beneficially owned 13,403 derivative securities (Restricted Stock Units) following the reported transaction, held directly.
  • Transaction date: September 16, 2026, with the filing submitted on September 18, 2026.

PJT Partners CFO Beneficial Ownership Update Following RSU Accrual

According to the filing, Helen T. Meates, serving as Chief Financial Officer of PJT Partners Inc. (NYSE:PJT), an investment bank and advisory firm, received an acquisition of 21 Restricted Stock Units on September 16, 2026. The filing classifies these units under Table II as derivative securities, with a transaction code of "A," indicating an acquisition. The price of the derivative security is listed as $0.

The filing explains in its responses section that each restricted stock unit represents "a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer Class A common stock." The 21 units specifically represent dividend equivalent rights connected to a dividend paid by PJT Partners, accruing to Meates in the form of restricted stock units that will vest at the same time as the underlying restricted stock units to which they relate. Following this transaction, Meates held 13,403 Restricted Stock Units directly, according to the filing. The form was signed by David K.F. Gillis as Attorney-in-Fact and submitted on September 18, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported the acquisition of 21 Restricted Stock Units by PJT Partners' Chief Financial Officer, Helen T. Meates, on September 16, 2026. These units represent dividend equivalent rights accruing alongside existing RSU holdings, bringing her total directly held RSU position to 13,403 units.