Amy Tiliakos, SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Synchrony Financial, filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 19, 2026, disclosing the accrual of 49 dividend equivalent units on August 17, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Amy Tiliakos, identified as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Synchrony Financial.
  • Transaction date: August 17, 2026, with the filing submitted August 19, 2026.
  • Security acquired: 49 Dividend Equivalent Units accrued on restricted stock units, at a price of $80.75 per unit.
  • Post-transaction holdings: Tiliakos directly beneficially owned 19,949 units following the reported transaction.
  • Nature of units: Each dividend equivalent unit is stated to be the economic equivalent of one share of Synchrony Financial common stock.
  • Vesting terms: The dividend equivalent units vest proportionately with the underlying restricted stock units and are subject to the same settlement and expiration terms.

Synchrony Financial Officer Accrues Dividend Equivalent Units Tied to Restricted Stock Awards

According to the filing, Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) officer Amy Tiliakos received 49 Dividend Equivalent Units on August 17, 2026, as dividends paid on the common shares underlying her restricted stock units. The transaction was coded as an acquisition (code "A") in Table I of the disclosure. The filing states that the price associated with the accrual was $80.75 per unit, and that following this transaction, Tiliakos directly held 19,949 units in total.

The filing explains that dividend equivalent units accrue when dividends are paid on the common shares underlying restricted stock units held by the reporting person. According to the disclosure, each dividend equivalent unit "is the economic equivalent of one share of Synchrony Financial common stock." The units do not vest independently; rather, they vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration on the same terms as the restricted stock units to which they relate. Synchrony Financial is a consumer financial services company whose shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

The filing was submitted by Danielle Do as attorney-in-fact for the reporting person, as noted in the signature block. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the disclosure. The filing was made by one reporting person and is not an amendment to a prior filing, according to the document.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed that Amy Tiliakos, an officer of Synchrony Financial, accrued 49 Dividend Equivalent Units on August 17, 2026, at $80.75 each, bringing her total direct beneficial ownership to 19,949 units as of that date.