UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 6, 2026 |
Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-42185 |
82-6677805 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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c/o Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC 290 Harbor Drive, 4th Floor |
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Stamford, Connecticut |
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06902 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212 668-1427 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF Shares |
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ETHE |
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NYSE Arca, Inc. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 6, 2026, Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC (the “Sponsor”), as sponsor of Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF (the “Trust”), and CSC Delaware Trust Company, the trustee (the “Trustee”) of the Trust, entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2026 (the “Fourth A&R Trust Agreement”), which amends and restates in its entirety the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, dated September 25, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, dated January 2, 2026 (the “Trust Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the definitions given to them in the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-278880).
The Fourth A&R Trust Agreement amends and restates certain provisions of the Trust Agreement to, among other things, (i) provide for the Trust to commence regular distributions of the net cash proceeds of staking rewards to Shareholders, by requiring the Trust to reduce the Staking Consideration held by the Trust to cash no less often than quarterly and to promptly distribute the cash proceeds, net of any Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (including, for example, paying a portion of the Staking Consideration to the Sponsor as consideration for its facilitation of the Staking Arrangements), to the Shareholders, and (ii) make certain other conforming changes to facilitate the Trust’s staking program and mandatory distribution framework.
The Trust currently intends to distribute to Shareholders the net cash proceeds of the Staking Consideration received by the Trust, after deducting the Staking Fee (as defined in the Fourth A&R Trust Agreement) and other applicable Trust expenses, on a monthly, but no less than quarterly, basis. The amount of such distributions will depend on the Staking Consideration actually received by the Trust during each period and cannot be predicted with certainty.
Shareholders are advised to discuss any tax consequences relating to their investment in the Trust as a result of the Fourth A&R Trust Agreement with their tax advisors. The Trust intends to file a prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to update disclosure relating to the Fourth A&R Trust Agreement described herein.
The foregoing description of the Fourth A&R Trust Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth A&R Trust Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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4.1 |
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Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC,
as Sponsor of Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF |
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August 7, 2026 |
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/s/ Kathryn Masci |
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Name: Kathryn Masci
Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)* |
* The Registrant is a trust and the identified person signing this report is signing in their capacity as an authorized officer of Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.
