Viant COO reports estate-planning share gifts
Viant Technology Inc. director and COO Christopher Vanderhook reported estate-planning transfers involving Class B Common Stock and related Class B Units.
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Viant Technology Inc. director and COO Christopher Vanderhook reported estate-planning transfers involving Class B Common Stock and related Class B Units. Four family gift trusts each received 52,096 shares of Class B Common Stock and 52,096 Class B Units as grant or award acquisitions, matched by bona fide gifts of the same amounts from grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs). In total, 416,768 shares/units moved via gifts, with no open-market buying or selling. Footnotes state Capital V LLC holds additional interests, with Class B Units exchangeable on a one-for-one basis into Class A Common Stock and the corresponding Class B Common Stock cancelled upon exchange.
Insider Trade Summary
416,768 shares gifted
Gift
20 txns
Insider
Vanderhook Christopher
Role
Chief Operating Officer
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Units | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Class B Common Stock | 52,096 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| holding | Class B Units | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class B Units | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class B Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class B Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Class B Units — 0 contracts (Indirect, By GRAT);
Class B Units — 52,096 contracts (Indirect, Hayden Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Units — 52,096 contracts (Indirect, Carter Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Units — 52,096 contracts (Indirect, Clay Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Units — 52,096 contracts (Indirect, Colbie Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Common Stock — 0 shares (Indirect, By GRAT);
Class B Common Stock — 52,096 shares (Indirect, Hayden Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Common Stock — 52,096 shares (Indirect, Carter Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Common Stock — 52,096 shares (Indirect, Clay Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Common Stock — 52,096 shares (Indirect, Colbie Vanderhook Gift Trust);
Class B Units — 7,625,390 contracts (Direct);
Class B Units — 9,094,775 contracts (Indirect, By Capital V LLC);
Class B Common Stock — 7,625,390 shares (Direct);
Class B Common Stock — 9,094,775 shares (Indirect, By Capital V LLC)
Footnotes (7)
- F1. In addition to the gift transactions reported herein, reflects annuity payments by the GRATs to the Reporting Person pursuant to the terms of the GRAT, which annuity payments were exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
- F2. Securities held by the Hayden Vanderhook 2024 grantor retained annuity trust.
- F3. Securities held by the Carter Vanderhook 2024 grantor retained annuity trust.
- F4. Securities held by the Clay Vanderhook 2024 grantor retained annuity trust.
- F5. Securities held by the Colbie Vanderhook 2024 grantor retained annuity trust.
- F6. The Reporting Person holds a one-third interest in Capital V LLC and may therefore be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in one-third of Capital V LLC's total holdings.
- F7. The Class B Units of Viant Technology LLC ("Class B Units") are exchangeable, at the holder's option, on a one-for-one basis into shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer. Upon exchange of a Class B Unit, the corresponding share of Class B common stock will be automatically cancelled.
Key Figures
Per-trust grant: 52,096 shares
Total gifts: 416,768 shares
Indirect derivative position: 9,094,775 shares
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7 metrics
Per-trust grant
52,096 shares
Class B Common Stock granted per family gift trust
Total gifts
416,768 shares
Aggregate Class B Common Stock and Class B Units moved via gifts
Indirect derivative position
9,094,775 shares
Underlying Class A Common Stock via Class B Units, indirect
Direct derivative position
7,625,390 shares
Underlying Class A Common Stock via Class B Units, direct
Gift price
$0.0000/share
Reported price per share for gifts and grants
Acquire transactions
8 transactions
Grant/award acquisitions coded A in the Form 4
Gift transactions
8 transactions
Bona fide gifts coded G in the Form 4
Key Terms
grantor retained annuity trust, Class B Units, pecuniary interest, Rule 16a-13, +1 more
5 terms
grantor retained annuity trust financial
"Securities held by the Hayden Vanderhook 2024 grantor retained annuity trust."
A grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) is an estate-planning tool where the person who creates the trust transfers assets into it but receives fixed cash payments (an annuity) from the trust for a set number of years; whatever remains after that term passes to designated beneficiaries. It matters to investors because it can shift future appreciation of assets out of the creator’s taxable estate—like putting an asset into a timed vending machine that pays you fixed amounts while any extra value that grows inside the machine goes to heirs with reduced gift or estate tax consequences.
Class B Units financial
"The Class B Units of Viant Technology LLC ("Class B Units") are exchangeable, at the holder's option..."
pecuniary interest financial
"may therefore be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in one-third of Capital V LLC's total holdings."
Rule 16a-13 regulatory
"annuity payments by the GRATs to the Reporting Person... were exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-13."
bona fide gift financial
"transaction_code_description": "Bona fide gift""
A bona fide gift is a genuine, voluntary transfer of money, property, or benefits from one party to another made without expectation of repayment, services, or hidden conditions. Investors care because such gifts can affect company disclosures, related‑party transaction rules, tax treatment, and perceived conflicts of interest; think of it like someone giving you a present with no strings attached — but on a corporate scale, auditors and regulators need to verify it really is unconditional.
FAQ
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What insider transactions did DSP executive Christopher Vanderhook report?
Christopher Vanderhook reported non-market estate-planning transfers. Four family gift trusts each received 52,096 shares of Class B Common Stock and 52,096 Class B Units, matched by bona fide gifts from related GRATs, totaling 416,768 shares and units moved without open-market trades.
Were Viant Technology (DSP) insider transactions open-market buys or sells?
The filing shows no open-market purchases or sales. Activity consists of grant or award acquisitions and bona fide gifts between GRATs and family gift trusts, all at a reported price of $0.0000 per share, indicating non-cash, estate-planning related movements rather than trading.
What are Viant Technology Class B Units reported in the Form 4?
The Class B Units are interests in Viant Technology LLC. Footnotes state each Class B Unit is exchangeable, at the holder’s option, on a one-for-one basis into a share of Class A Common Stock, and the corresponding Class B Common Stock is automatically cancelled upon such exchange.
Does Christopher Vanderhook retain significant Viant derivative interests after these transactions?
Yes. Derivative holdings include Class B Units referencing 9,094,775 underlying Class A Common Stock shares indirectly and 7,625,390 underlying shares directly. These derivative positions remain outstanding after the estate-planning transfers, indicating substantial ongoing exposure tied to Viant’s Class A equity.
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