Chief Executive Officer Rudisill Mcandrew was granted 1,365,000 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 271,635 shares, gifted 410,865 shares and received a gift of 370,000 shares (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ETHZilla Corp [ ETHZ ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/12/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 11/12/2025 | A | 1,365,000(1) | A | $0.00(2) | 1,365,000 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 11/12/2025 | F | 271,635(3) | D | $0.00 | 1,093,365 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 11/14/2025 | G(4) | 410,865 | D | $0.00 | 682,500 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 3,773 | I | By BER I LLC(5) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 3,773 | I | By GER I LLC(6) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 3,773 | I | By MRR I LLC(7) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 11/14/2025 | G(4) | 370,000 | A | $0.00 | 415,283 | I | By Pelagic Capital Advisors LLC(8) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. 682,500 shares vested on the grant date and 682,500 shares vest on January 2, 2026. |
| 2. Issued in consideration for services rendered and agreed to be rendered to the Issuer as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Issuer. |
| 3. A total of 271,635 shares of common stock awarded to the Reporting Person by the Issuer were withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the award of an aggregate of 682,500 fully-vested shares of common stock to the Reporting Person on November 12, 2025 (see Footnote 1). |
| 4. On November 14, 2025, the Reporting Person gifted (a) 40,865 shares of common stock to an externally managed donor advised fund for estate planning purposes; and (b) 370,000 shares of common stock to Pelagic Capital Advisors LLC, which entity he serves as managing partner and founder of (see Footnote 8) for estate planning purposes - There was no change in the beneficial ownership of the gifted shares in connection with such transaction. |
| 5. The Reporting Person is the managing partner of BER I LLC ("BER"), and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by BER. Mr. Rudisill disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned directly by BER, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 6. The Reporting Person is the managing partner of GER I LLC ("GER"), and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by GER. Mr. Rudisill disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned directly by GER, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 7. The Reporting Person is the managing partner of MRR I LLC ("MRR"), and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by MRR. Mr. Rudisill disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned directly by MRR, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 8. The Reporting Person is the managing partner and founder of Pelagic Capital Advisors LLC ("Pelagic"), and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Pelagic. Mr. Rudisill disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned directly by Pelagic, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| /s/ McAndrew Rudisill | 11/17/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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