Dolphin (NASDAQ: DLPN) CEO buys 4,300 shares at $1.159
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. Chief Executive Officer William O'Dowd IV reported an open-market purchase of common stock. He bought 4,300 shares at a weighted average price of $1.159 per share, with individual trades occurring between $1.15 and $1.20.
Following this purchase, O'Dowd directly owns 508,540 shares of Dolphin Entertainment common stock. He also has indirect ownership of additional shares held through Dolphin Digital Media Holdings, LLC and Dolphin Entertainment, LLC, both described as wholly owned entities.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Buyer: 4,300 shares ($4,984)
Net Buy
3 txns
Insider
O'Dowd William IV
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Bought
4,300 shs ($5K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 4,300 | $1.159 | $5K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 508,540 shares (Direct, null);
Common Stock — 54,535 shares (Indirect, By Dolphin Entertainment, LLC)
Footnotes (1)
- The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.15 to $1.20, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., any security holder of Dolphin Entertainment, Inc or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price with the ranges set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4. Dolphin Entertainment, LLC is an entity wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV. Dolphin Digital Media Holdings LLC is an entity wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV.
Key Figures
Shares purchased: 4,300 shares
Weighted average purchase price: $1.159 per share
Purchase price range: $1.15–$1.20 per share
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6 metrics
Shares purchased
4,300 shares
Open-market purchase of common stock
Weighted average purchase price
$1.159 per share
Average cost across multiple trades
Purchase price range
$1.15–$1.20 per share
Range of individual trade prices
Direct holdings after transaction
508,540 shares
Common stock directly owned by CEO
Indirect holdings via Dolphin Digital Media Holdings, LLC
62,106 shares
Common stock held indirectly
Indirect holdings via Dolphin Entertainment, LLC
54,535 shares
Common stock held indirectly
Key Terms
open-market purchase, weighted average price, indirect ownership, beneficial ownership, +1 more
5 terms
open-market purchase financial
"transaction_action is described as an open-market purchase of common stock"
An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
indirect ownership financial
"direct_or_indirect is I with nature_of_ownership by LLC entities"
beneficial ownership financial
"entities wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV reflect beneficial ownership"
Beneficial ownership means the person or entity that actually enjoys the benefits of owning shares or other assets — such as receiving dividends, voting rights, or price gains — even if the legal title is held in another name. For investors it matters because knowing who truly controls and profits from a company reveals who can influence decisions, exposes potential conflicts of interest or hidden concentration of power, and affects transparency and risk in the stock.
Form 4 regulatory
"full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price with the ranges set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4."
Form 4 is a official document that company insiders, such as executives or major shareholders, file with regulators whenever they buy or sell company shares. It provides transparency about how those with inside knowledge are trading, helping investors see if insiders are confident in the company's prospects or may be selling for personal reasons. This information can influence investor decisions by revealing insiders' perspectives on the company's value.
FAQ
What insider transaction did Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) report for William O'Dowd IV?
Dolphin Entertainment reported that CEO William O'Dowd IV purchased 4,300 shares of common stock. The filing describes this as an open-market transaction, meaning he bought the shares on the market rather than receiving them as compensation or through option exercises.
What does the weighted average price mean in the Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) Form 4?
The weighted average price of $1.159 means the 4,300 purchased shares were bought in multiple trades at different prices. According to the footnote, those trades occurred between $1.15 and $1.20, and the average cost per share across all trades was $1.159.