MERRIMAN D JONATHAN 4

What Happened
D. Jonathan Merriman, a director of PodcastOne, made two open-market purchases on April 17, 2026, acquiring a total of 10,200 shares. He bought 4,000 shares at $2.07 each ($8,280) and 6,200 shares at $2.14 each ($13,268), for an aggregate cost of $21,548. These were purchases (not sales), which are generally viewed as a more informative signal than routine sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-17 (filed on 2026-04-21). Filing was within two business days of the transaction date.
• Trades: 4,000 shares @ $2.07 = $8,280; 6,200 shares @ $2.14 = $13,268; total = $21,548.
• Transaction type/code: Open-market purchases (P).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: Some shares are held by the D. Jonathan and Odile Merriman Family Trust; Merriman, as trustee, has shared voting/dispositive power and disclaims beneficial ownership except for pecuniary interest.
  • F2: Some shares are held in a custodial account for his son under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; Merriman, as custodian, holds voting/dispositive power and disclaims beneficial ownership except for pecuniary interest.

Context

• These were straightforward open-market purchases (no options exercised, no gifts or awards).
• Purchases by directors can indicate personal conviction, but filings do not state the insider’s motive.