Steelberg Ryan 4

What Happened Ryan Steelberg, President and CEO of Veritone, received a grant of 443,333 restricted stock units (RSUs) on February 19, 2026. The RSUs were issued at $0.00 (an award/compensation grant), with a reported aggregate acquisition value of $0. This is a compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-19; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-23 (filed within the required two business days).
• Grant: 443,333 RSUs; reported price: $0.00; total reported acquisition value: $0.
• Vesting: One-third of the RSUs vest on each of January 1, 2027, January 1, 2028 and January 1, 2029, subject to continuous service (footnote F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in this filing.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: Confirms grant is RSUs with the 3-part vesting schedule above.
  • F2/F3: Other reported holdings are held in trust or an LLC where Steelberg has managerial/ trustee roles; he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of pecuniary interest (these explain other ownership lines on the Form 4, not the RSU grant).

Context This filing documents a typical executive compensation award (RSUs) rather than a market purchase or sale. Such grants are common for retention and compensation; they do not by themselves signal a buy or sell decision. Vesting is time-based (subject to continued service), and there is no immediate cash transaction reported.