WULF insider update: Earnout shares follow $1B convertible notes
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TeraWulf (WULF) reported an insider transaction by CEO and Director Paul B. Prager. On 10/17/2025, 1,173,272 shares of common stock were acquired indirectly when the issuer issued shares to Beowulf E&D Holdings Inc. as earnout consideration under a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement. The earnout was triggered at the closing of the issuer’s $1 billion private offering of convertible notes on August 21, 2025, with issuance deferred until stockholder approval to increase authorized common shares.
Following the reported transaction, beneficial holdings are listed as 4,968,852 shares indirect via Beowulf E&D Holdings Inc.; 39,654,688 shares indirect via Riesling Power LLC; 938,700 shares direct; and 5,000 shares indirect via Heorot Power Holdings LLC. The filing describes the reporting person’s positions in related entities that may result in deemed beneficial ownership under Section 13(d).
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Form 4 shows non-cash earnout share issuance tied to prior deal.
The disclosure records an acquisition of 1,173,272 shares as earnout consideration issued to Beowulf E&D Holdings under a May 2025 purchase agreement. The trigger was the issuer’s private offering of
This is an administrative insider ownership update rather than an open-market buy or sell. It increases reported indirect holdings via affiliated entities, with additional positions listed through Riesling Power LLC, direct holdings, and Heorot Power Holdings LLC.
Impact on investors is typically neutral for a Form 4 of this nature; any market effect depends on future decisions by the holder and broader capital structure developments disclosed elsewhere.