Ryan A. King, a co-founder, director, and officer of Chime Financial, Inc., filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on September 15, 2026, reporting a transaction dated September 13, 2026, related to the vesting of performance stock units.

Key Highlights

  • Transaction date: September 13, 2026, with the filing submitted on September 15, 2026.
  • PSUs vested: 75,000 performance stock units converted into Class A Common Stock at a price of $0, following committee certification that stock price performance conditions were met.
  • Original grant: The PSUs were part of an original grant of 600,000 PSUs made on April 3, 2025.
  • Resulting ownership: King beneficially owned 191,667 shares of Class A Common Stock directly following the transaction, with 525,000 PSUs remaining.
  • Committee determination: The People, Culture and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determined on September 13, 2026 that certain stock price performance conditions were met with respect to the 75,000 PSUs.
  • Reporting person's roles: King is identified as both a director and an officer, as well as co-founder of Chime Financial, Inc., trading on NASDAQ:CHYM.

Ryan King's PSU Conversion at Chime Financial and Remaining Award Details

According to the filing, Ryan A. King acquired 75,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of Chime Financial, Inc. on September 13, 2026, through a transaction coded "M," which represents the conversion of derivative securities. The acquisition was triggered by the People, Culture and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors certifying that certain stock price performance conditions had been satisfied with respect to PSUs originally granted to King on April 3, 2025. The shares were acquired at a price of $0, as disclosed in Table I of the filing.

The filing further discloses, in the explanation of responses, that the original PSU grant covered 600,000 units. The grant vests based on the issuer's stock price performance during a period beginning on the first trading day immediately following a 180 calendar day period that started on the first trading day after June 12, 2025, and extends through June 12, 2033, subject to King satisfying certain service-based conditions. Following the reported transaction, 525,000 PSUs remain directly held by King, as reported in Table II.

The filing notes that certain of the 191,667 shares of Class A Common Stock now beneficially owned by King are restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock subject to applicable vesting schedules and conditions. The form was signed by Theresa Bloom, acting under power of attorney, on September 15, 2026. Chime Financial, Inc. is listed on NASDAQ:CHYM and operates as a financial technology company headquartered at 101 California Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, California.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported the conversion of 75,000 PSUs into Class A Common Stock at $0, following a committee determination that performance conditions were met. After the transaction, King directly held 191,667 shares and 525,000 remaining PSUs in Chime Financial, Inc.