O'Dowd William IV 4

What Happened William O'Dowd IV, Chief Executive Officer of Dolphin Entertainment, purchased 3,100 shares on 2026-03-30 in open-market/private purchases (transaction code P). The filing reports a weighted-average price of $1.57 per share, for a total reported outlay of approximately $4,867. This is an outright purchase (a buying transaction), which some investors view as a modest positive signal compared with sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-30; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-01 (filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares purchased: 3,100; weighted-average price reported: $1.57; total reported value: $4,867.
• Price range note (F1): these shares were acquired in multiple trades at prices between $1.47 and $1.65; the reporting person can provide per-price breakdown on request.
• Related entities (F2, F3): Dolphin Entertainment, LLC and Dolphin Digital Media Holdings LLC are entities wholly owned by William O'Dowd IV (listed in the filing).
• Post-transaction beneficial ownership: not specified here — see the Form 4 for exact holdings after this purchase.

Context This is a small-dollar open-market purchase by the CEO rather than a large strategic acquisition or option exercise; it increases insider exposure but is modest in size (~$4.9k). The filing includes standard footnotes about multiple trade prices and ownership of related LLCs; no late-filing flag or derivatives activity is indicated. For full details (exact post-transaction holdings and per-trade prices), consult the complete Form 4 (Accession: 0001079973-26-000426).