O'Dowd William IV 4
4 · Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. · Filed Mar 16, 2026
Research Summary
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Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) CEO William O'Dowd IV Buys Stock
What Happened
William O'Dowd IV, CEO of Dolphin Entertainment, bought 3,100 shares in an open-market purchase on March 16, 2026. The Form 4 reports a weighted-average purchase price of $1.59 per share, for an aggregate cost of $4,929. This was a purchase (insider buy), not a sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-16. Transaction type: Open-market purchase (Code P).
- Reported price: weighted average $1.59; per footnote prices ranged from $1.55 to $1.63.
- Shares acquired: 3,100; Aggregate purchase amount: $4,929.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in this filing.
- Footnotes: F1 — weighted-average price; reporting person will provide per-price breakdown on request. F2 & F3 — Dolphin Entertainment, LLC and Dolphin Digital Media Holdings LLC are entities wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV.
- Filing timeliness: Report filed on 2026-03-16 (same day as the reported transaction), so it appears timely.
Context
- This was a direct open-market purchase (not an option exercise, gift, or tax-withholding event). Insider purchases can be more informative to investors than sales, though the dollar amount here is modest.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
O'Dowd William IV
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
- Purchase
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-16$1.59/sh+3,100$4,929→ 450,090 total
Holdings
- 54,535(indirect: By LLC)
Common Stock
[F2] - 62,106(indirect: By LLC)
Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.55 to $1.63, 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.
- [F2]Dolphin Entertainment, LLC is an entity wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV.
- [F3]Dolphin Digital Media Holdings LLC is an entity wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV.
Signature
/s/ William O'Dowd IV|2026-03-16