Benjamin Pham - Oct 1, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Strive, Inc. (ASST)

Signature
/s/ Brian Logan Beirne, attorney-in-fact for Benjamin Pham
Stock symbol
ASST
Transactions as of
Oct 1, 2025
Transactions value $
-$1,335,383
Form type
4
Date filed
10/3/2025, 09:31 PM
Previous filing
Sep 16, 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Pham Benjamin Chief Financial Officer, Director C/O STRIVE, INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 1400, DALLAS /s/ Brian Logan Beirne, attorney-in-fact for Benjamin Pham 2025-10-03 0002084539

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction ASST Restricted Class B Common Stock Options Exercise -213K -50% 213K Oct 1, 2025 Class A Common Stock 213K Direct F1, F2, F3, F4
transaction ASST Class B Common Stock Options Exercise +213K +7.14% 3.19M Oct 1, 2025 Class A Common Stock 213K Direct F1, F2, F3
transaction ASST Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise -1.36M -37.5% 2.27M Oct 1, 2025 Class B Common Stock 1.36M Direct F1, F2, F4, F5
transaction ASST Class B Common Stock Options Exercise +1.36M +42.56% 4.55M Oct 1, 2025 Class A Common Stock 1.36M Direct F1, F2, F5
transaction ASST Class B Common Stock Tax liability -$1.34M -534K -11.73% $2.50 4.02M Oct 1, 2025 Class A Common Stock 534K Direct F1, F2, F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Each share of Class B Common Stock of the Registrant, automatically and without further action by the Reporting Person, is converted into one share of Class A Common Stock, upon the occurrence of a Transfer, other than a Permitted Transfer (each as defined in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation) or all shares of Class B Common Stock, automatically and without further action by the Reporting Person, shall be converted into an identical number of shares of Class A Common Stock at such date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by the affirmative vote (or written consent if action by written consent of stockholders is permitted at such time under the Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation) of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class.
F2 (Footnote 1 continued) The Class B Common Stock may also be converted into Class A Common Stock at the election of the Reporting Person.
F3 The Restricted Stock vests as follows: 25% vests on the first anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the remainder vests in 12 substantially equal installments on a quarterly basis (with the vesting dates always being on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, as applicable), in all cases subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through each applicable vesting date.
F4 Represents the settlement of Restricted Stock Units into shares of Class B Common Stock. The Reporting Person did not voluntarily sell any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock in connection with the transactions reported herein.
F5 The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 25% vests on the first anniversary of the applicable vesting commencement date and the remainder vests in 12 substantially equal installments on a quarterly basis (with the vesting dates always being on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, as applicable), in all cases subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through each applicable vesting date.
F6 Represents the withholding of shares by the Registrant solely to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of the Restricted Stock Units. The Reporting Person did not voluntarily sell any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class A Common Stock in connection with the transactions reported herein.