Strive, Inc.: purchased 4,045 bitcoin

What happened

• Strive, Inc. announced on Oct 19, 2026 that during the period from Oct 12, 2026 through Oct 16, 2026 it purchased 4,045 bitcoin at an average price of approximately $82,803 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. This includes 2,822 bitcoin purchased during Oct 12, 2026 through Oct 13, 2026 (previously announced) and 1,223 bitcoin purchased during Oct 14, 2026 through Oct 16, 2026 at an average price of approximately $81,734 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses.

Key details

• Cash and cash equivalents: $310,300,000 as of Oct 9, 2026 to $317,500,000 as of Oct 16, 2026 (change $7,200,000).
• Fair value of STRC Stock: $50,328,000 as of Oct 9, 2026 to $49,349,000 as of Oct 16, 2026 (change $(979,000)). Shares of STRC held: 505,000 unchanged.
• Bitcoin held: 32,773 as of Oct 9, 2026 to 36,818 as of Oct 16, 2026 (change 4,045).
• Shares outstanding and related items as of Oct 9, 2026 vs. Oct 16, 2026: Class A common stock 101,169,907 to 114,847,610 (change 13,677,703); Class B common stock 9,217,297 to 9,216,516 (change (781)); Effective common shares outstanding 110,387,204 to 124,064,126 (change 13,676,922); assumed fully diluted shares 113,116,098 to 126,790,020 (change 13,673,922).
• Traditional warrants: 273,493,909 Traditional Warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of approximately $369,200,000 during Oct 12, 2026 through Oct 13, 2026; remaining warrants expired unexercised on Oct 13, 2026. As of Oct 16, 2026 all Traditional Warrants had been exercised or had expired and none remain outstanding.
• SATS preferred offering: On Oct 15, 2026 Strive priced an underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 shares of its 15.00% Series A Perpetual SATS Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $90.00 per share, for expected proceeds of approximately $630,000,000 before underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses; the offering is scheduled to settle on Oct 20, 2026 and no SATS shares were outstanding and no proceeds had been received as of the dates presented.

Why it may matter

• This filing is Item 8.01 (Other events) and reports the company’s announced bitcoin purchases, updates to cash and STRC holdings, share counts, the exercise or expiration of Traditional Warrants, and the pricing of a preferred stock offering. The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.