GATZKE CARLA S 4

What Happened

• Carla S. Gatzke, Secretary and Vice President of Human Resources at Daktronics, received a gift of 23,362 shares on 2026-01-30. The transaction is reported as a gift (code G) with $0.00 per-share purchase price (total consideration $0).
• A footnote states the shares were transferred from a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT). Of the 23,362 shares, 11,681 have a cost basis of $1.27 per share and 11,681 have a cost basis of $0.02 per share. Gifts are transfers and do not by themselves indicate insider bullish/bearish trading intent.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30; Report filed: 2026-02-10 (filed 11 days after the transaction; appears late vs. the typical 2-business-day Form 4 deadline).
• Transaction type: Gift (G); price reported: $0.00 per share; total shares received: 23,362.
• Cost basis: 11,681 shares at $1.27/share; 11,681 shares at $0.02/share (per filing footnote).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• Source of transfer: Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT).

Context

• Gifts are non-market transfers and generally do not signal the insider’s market view; they can be for estate planning or family transfers.
• Because this is a gift (not a purchase or sale), it should be interpreted as a change in ownership, not a directional trade. The late filing may affect timely transparency for investors.