Venu Holding (VENU) 10% Owner Jay W. Roth Buys 1,000 Shares

What Happened Jay W. Roth, a 10% owner of Venu Holding Corp (VENU), reported a purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock on August 19, 2026 at $1.89 per share, for a total of $1,885. The transaction is reported as a purchase (code P), which is a direct acquisition of shares rather than a sale or option exercise.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-19; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-08-21 (timely filed).
• Price and amount: 1,000 shares at $1.89 each; total value ≈ $1,885.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided data (the Form 4 filing should list post-transaction holdings).
• Footnotes: Shares are held in two living trusts (JWR Living Trust and KMR Living Trust dated Nov 19, 2012). Mr. Roth is a trustee and is deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held in those trusts.
• Transaction code: P = Purchase.

Context As a 10% owner (significant shareholder), Mr. Roth is an insider but not necessarily an executive; purchases by such insiders are factual signals of acquisition but do not by themselves explain motive. The dollar amount here is modest (~$1.9K), so this single purchase is small relative to typical institutional trades.