Strive, Inc.: chief marketing officer Sarkhani Arshia exercised 15,432 shares

What happened

• Sarkhani Arshia, chief marketing officer and director, exercised or converted derivatives on Sep 30, 2026 that resulted in acquisition of 15,432 shares and disposition of 11,111 shares. Prices and total values are reported as N/A in the filing.

Key details

• Transaction date and codes: Sep 30, 2026 — two derivative transactions coded M (exercise or conversion); 15,432 shares acquired, 11,111 shares disposed; price: N/A.
• Shares owned after the transaction: the filing does not disclose shares owned following the transactions in the provided excerpt.
• Footnotes: F1 describes the restricted stock unit vesting schedule (33% vests on first anniversary; remainder vests as to 8.33% quarterly on Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30 or Dec 31, subject to continued employment; vesting converts to Class A common stock by default). F2 states a subsequent Form 4 is anticipated to disclose the sale of shares to pay taxes resulting from vesting.
• Filing date and timeliness: filed Oct 2, 2026; the filing is not marked late.

Why it may matter

• The filing shows exercises/conversions of derivatives and a contemporaneous disposition of some shares; it does not indicate that this was a cashless exercise.
• The filing anticipates a later Form 4 to report sales to cover taxes from vesting.
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.