Sharplink (SBET) Director Robert Gutkowski Receives 24,999-Share Award

What Happened

• Robert M. Gutkowski, a director of Sharplink, had 24,999 shares acquired on July 24, 2026 upon the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units (RSUs) originally granted July 24, 2025. No cash was paid for these shares (price reported as N/A); this is an award/vesting event rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-24; Filing date: 2026-07-27 (filed three days after the transaction date; appears late relative to the Form 4 two-business-day filing requirement).
• Shares acquired: 24,999 shares via RSU vesting; price: N/A (vested award).
• Beneficial ownership reported after the transaction: filing notes Column 5 includes 24,998 unvested RSUs previously reported and 49,998 shares of the registrant's common stock (see footnotes).
• Footnote: RSUs were granted on July 24, 2025 and vested/settled on July 24, 2026. The filing does not indicate tax withholding or any immediate sale of the vested shares.

Context

• RSU vesting converts restricted units into actual shares; this is not a market purchase or sale and does not by itself signal buying or selling intent.
• For retail investors, vested awards increase insider share counts but are often part of standard compensation packages for executives and directors.