Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF 8-K

What Happened
Grayscale filed an 8-K on July 2, 2026 announcing that Edward McGee, the registrant’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, stepped down effective July 2, 2026 for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the company. Grayscale Operating, LLC approved interim appointments of Kathryn Masci and Daniel Plourde as Co‑Chief Financial Officers of Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC effective July 2, 2026. Ms. Masci will also serve as the registrant’s Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.

Key Details

• Effective date: July 2, 2026.
• Departing officer: Edward McGee — 7 years with the company; departure stated to be for personal reasons, not a disagreement with Grayscale.
• Interim appointments: Kathryn Masci (Senior VP, Finance) and Daniel Plourde (Senior VP, Finance) named Co‑CFOs of the Sponsor; Masci named Principal Financial & Accounting Officer of the registrant.
• Background: Masci has been with Grayscale since May 2020, became SVP Finance in Jan 2026, and is a New York‑licensed CPA with BS/MS in Accounting (Binghamton University). Plourde joined Grayscale in Sept 2022, became SVP Finance in Jan 2026 and Assistant Treasurer of the Grayscale Funds Trust in 2025; he has 20+ years in financial services and holds an MBA (UMass Boston).

Why It Matters
This filing documents a change in the fund’s senior finance leadership and identifies who will be responsible for the registrant’s financial and accounting functions going forward. For investors, the key takeaways are continuity of internal finance leadership (both successors are internal Grayscale finance executives), the interim nature of the Co‑CFO roles, and the filing’s explicit statement that the prior CFO’s departure was not due to any dispute with the company.