Bentley Systems Director Receives Minor Stock Award
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
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Filing Summary
Bentley Systems Director Receives Minor Stock Award
Company: BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC (BSY) Form: 4 | Filed: 2025-12-15 Significance: Low
Insider: Griswold Kirk B. Title: null | Relationship: Director
Transaction: • Type: Grant • Shares: 85 • Price: $0.00 • Value: $0 • Owned After: 461,212
Key Insight: A director received a small number of shares (85) as dividend equivalent rights. This is a routine, non-discretionary event with no trading significance.
Market Context: The transaction represents a negligible fraction (<0.001%) of shares outstanding for the $13.1B company and does not reflect a change in the insider's view.
This is PUBLIC SEC data for educational purposes. Not investment advice.
Comprehensive Analysis
SEC Filing Analysis: BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC (BSY)
Executive Summary
- Trading Significance: Low
- Key Takeaway: A director received a negligible number of shares as dividend equivalent rights, a routine and non-discretionary event.
- Market Impact: Neutral. The transaction is too small to have any market impact.
Company Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC |
| Ticker Symbol | BSY |
| CIK | 0001031308 |
| Industry | SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE |
Insider Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Griswold Kirk B. |
| CIK | 0001825243 |
| Title/Position | null |
| Relationship | Director |
Transaction Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Form Type | 4 |
| Transaction Date | 2025-12-11 |
| Transaction Code | A (Grant, award, or other acquisition) |
| Security Type | Class B Common Stock |
| Shares Involved | 85 |
| Price Per Share | $0.00 |
| Total Value | $0 |
| Shares Owned After | 461,212 |
| Ownership Type | Direct |
Financial Impact Assessment
Transaction Materiality
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Transaction Value | $0 |
| % of Market Cap | 0.0% |
| Shares Transacted | 85 |
| % of Shares Outstanding | <0.001% |
| Post-Transaction Ownership | 461,212 shares (0.158% of outstanding) |
| Materiality Assessment | Low |
Impact Evaluation
- Market Cap Context: For a large-cap company with a $13.10 billion market capitalization, this zero-value transaction is immaterial.
- Ownership Concentration: The director's post-transaction ownership of 0.158% is not a controlling stake and is minimally affected by this grant.
- Dilution Impact: The issuance of 85 shares has a negligible dilutive effect on the 292.1 million shares outstanding.
Market Impact Analysis
Stock Impact Prediction
- Direction: Neutral
- Reasoning: The transaction is a non-discretionary acquisition of dividend equivalent rights with zero cash value, not an open-market trade. It provides no signal regarding the insider's sentiment.
Volume & Sentiment
- Expected Volume Impact: None. This is not a market transaction.
- Sentiment Indicator: Neutral. The filing is procedural and carries no new information for investors.
Additional Context
Transaction Notes
- Special Circumstances: The filing's footnote clarifies that the shares represent dividend equivalent rights that accrued on previously granted awards. They vest under the same terms as the original awards, making this a routine administrative filing.
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