Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-05-01 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) CIK: 0000849399 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: DERSE NATALIE MARIE CIK: 0001817767 Role: Officer (CFO) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-01 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -42,437 | Price: $19.37 Total Value: $822,004.69 Shares Owned After: 414,241 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and does not represent a sale. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-04 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +243,878 | Price: $19.63 Total Value: $4,787,325.14 Shares Owned After: 658,119 | Ownership: D (Direct) [Transaction #3] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-04 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -131,646 | Price: $19.63 Total Value: $2,584,210.98 Shares Owned After: 526,473 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRUs") and does not represent a sale. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PRUs) Date: 2026-05-04 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +243,878 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 243,878 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. [F3] The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. [F3] The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. [Transaction #2] Security: Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PRUs) Date: 2026-05-04 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -243,878 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. [F3] The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. [F3] The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and does not represent a sale. F2: Represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRUs") and does not represent a sale. F3: The Participant received a grant of PRUs which vested based on the Issuer's achievement of two equally weighted metrices: target total shareholder return (TSR) and target bookings growth and non-GAAP operating margin performance (BGOM), over a performance period of three years. The potential payout ranged from 0% to 200% and the final determination was certified by the Issuer's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. The initial award of 137,010 shares of PRUs was granted on May 10, 2023, the performance period ended on April 3, 2026 and the performance criteria was subsequently determined to have been met at 178% of the target, resulting in the vesting of 243,878 PRU shares. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Whitney Clark, as attorney-in-fact for Natalie Derse (2026-05-05)