VENU · Venu Holding Corp
The latest filing states the doubt was alleviated.
“These conditions raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; however, based on management’s plan to add additional venue locations and continue its business operations, Venu believes that such substantial doubt has been alleviated.”View the 10-Q filed May 15, 2026
Trades by corporate insiders — officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of the shares — disclosed to the SEC on Forms 3, 4 and 5. Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the trade.
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| Date | Insider | Role | Type | Security | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Stock Option (Right to Buy) (Direct)
The grant of this stock option to the Reporting Person was approved by the board of directors of Venu Holding Corporation (the "Issuer") and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1) promulgated thereunder. Of the 200,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying this option, 100,000 shares vested immediately when the option was granted on July 22, 2026 (the "Grant Date"), and the remaining 100,000 shares will vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date. |
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
|
200,000 |
| 2026-07-09 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock, par value $0.001
|
7,850 |
| 2026-07-02 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock, par value $0.001
|
1,620 |
| 2026-06-05 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Warrant (right to buy) (Indirect)
This warrant is owned directly by J.W. Roth Holding Corporation ("HoldCo"). As an officer and director of HoldCo, Mr. Jay W. Roth is deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the securities held by HoldCo due to his pecuniary interest therein. The grant of this warrant was approved by the board of directors of Venu Holding Corporation and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1) promulgated thereunder. |
Warrant (right to buy)
(I)
|
2,500,000 |
| 2026-05-26 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
|
15,000 |
| 2026-05-07 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Gift↓
Filing footnotes — Warrants (Option to Buy) (Direct)
Represents a bona fide gift of 150,000 warrants by the Reporting Person to an irrevocable trust. The Reporting Person does not serve as trustee of the trust, does not have or shar voting or investment control over the warrants held by the trust, and does not have any pecuniary interest in the warrants held by the trust. |
Warrants (Option to Buy)
|
150,000 |
| 2026-03-10 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock, par value $0.001 (Indirect)
These securities of Venu Holding Corporation (the "Issuer") were purchased in the Issuer's registered underwritten public offering, which closed on March 10, 2026 (the "Offering"). Each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), sold in the Offering was accompanied by a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (collectively, the "Common Warrants"). Represents the aggregate purchase price for each share of Common Stock and accompanying Common Warrant purchased in the Offering. These securities are owned directly by the JWR Living Trust dated November 19, 2012 (the "JWR Living Trust"), of which Mr. Jay W. Roth is a trustee. As a trustee, Mr. Roth is deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the securities held by the JWR Living Trust. |
Common Stock, par value $0.001
(I)
|
62,500 |
| 2026-03-10 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Warrants (right to buy) (Indirect)
These securities of Venu Holding Corporation (the "Issuer") were purchased in the Issuer's registered underwritten public offering, which closed on March 10, 2026 (the "Offering"). Each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), sold in the Offering was accompanied by a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (collectively, the "Common Warrants"). Represents the aggregate purchase price for each share of Common Stock and accompanying Common Warrant purchased in the Offering. These Common Warrants are immediately exercisable and will expire on the fifth anniversary of their issuance, subject to the beneficial-ownership limitation set forth in the Common Warrants, which prohibits the holder from exercising the Common Warrants if such exercise would cause the holder, together with its affiliates, to own more than 4.99% of the Issuer's total number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding. These securities are owned directly by the JWR Living Trust dated November 19, 2012 (the "JWR Living Trust"), of which Mr. Jay W. Roth is a trustee. As a trustee, Mr. Roth is deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the securities held by the JWR Living Trust. |
Common Warrants (right to buy)
(I)
|
62,500 |
| 2026-02-20 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock, par value $0.001
|
4,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock, par value $0.001
|
5,000 |
| 2026-01-20 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Stock Option (Right to Buy) (Direct)
The grant of this stock option to the Reporting Person was approved by the board of directors of Venu Holding Corporation (the "Issuer") and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1) promulgated thereunder. This option vests and becomes exercisable in three 1,000,000-share increments (each, a "Tranche") if the per-share price of the Issuer's common stock reaches $15.00, $20.00, and $25.00, respectively within a defined timeframe (each, a "Vesting Trigger"). Each Tranche will expire five years from the date such Tranche becomes vested and exercisable upon satisfaction of the applicable Vesting Trigger but in no event later than 10 years from the date of grant. |
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
|
3,000,000 |
| 2026-01-12 | Sutter Vic |
Chief Operating Officer |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Stock Option (Right to Buy) (Direct)
The grant of this stock option to the Reporting Person was approved by the board of directors of Venu Holding Corporation and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1) promulgated thereunder. This option will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on January 12, 2027. |
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
|
100,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | Craddock Matthew |
Director |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
Includes 75,000 shares of common stock held by the Matthew R. Craddock Irrevocable Trust, of which Mr. Craddock is the beneficiary and trustee. |
Common Stock
|
104 |
| 2025-12-31 | Craddock Matthew |
Director |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
Includes 75,000 shares of common stock held by the Matthew R. Craddock Irrevocable Trust, of which Mr. Craddock is the beneficiary and trustee. |
Common Stock
|
181 |
| 2025-12-30 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
4,361 |
| 2025-12-26 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
200 |
| 2025-12-26 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
200 |
| 2025-12-26 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
200 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
4,800 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
600 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,800 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
600 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
200 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
3,545 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,011 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
987 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,455 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,602 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
200 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
200 |
| 2025-11-18 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-11-05 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Other↓
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
On November 5, 2025, the reporting person disposed an aggregate of 476,190 shares of the issuer's common stock in privately-negotiated, non-open-market transaction as partial consideration for the acquisition of real estate. The shares were valued by the parties at $13.44 per share for purposes of the transaction. |
Common Stock
|
427,000 |
| 2025-11-05 | O'Neil Kevin Wayne |
10% Owner |
Other↓
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
On November 5, 2025, the reporting person disposed an aggregate of 476,190 shares of the issuer's common stock in privately-negotiated, non-open-market transaction as partial consideration for the acquisition of real estate. The shares were valued by the parties at $13.44 per share for purposes of the transaction. |
Common Stock
(I)
|
49,190 |
| 2025-10-28 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Stock Option (Right to Buy) (Direct)
This option was approved by the board of directors (the "Board") of Venu Holding Corporation (the "Issuer") and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1) promulgated thereunder. This option grant was approved by the Issuer's Board on May 1, 2025, subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which the option was granted under, to increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") reserved for issuance under the Plan. The Issuer's shareholders approved such amendment to the Plan on October 28, 2025 (the "Grant Effective Date"). Of the 250,000 shares of Common Stock underlying this option, 50,000 shares vested immediately on the Grant Effective Date. Thereafter, 50,000 shares will vest on each annual anniversary of the effective date of the Reporting Person's appointment to the Board, which occurred on May 5, 2025. |
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
|
250,000 |
| 2025-08-28 | Finke Thomas M |
Director |
Other↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
Shares acquired by the reporting person in a public offering conducted by the Issuer pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-289800) that closed on August 28, 2025. |
Common Stock
|
25,000 |
| 2025-07-11 | Atkinson Heather |
Director, Chief Financial Officer |
Sell↓
|
Common Stock
|
154 |
| 2025-07-11 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Sell↓
|
Common Stock
|
3,055 |
| 2025-07-11 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Sell↓
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
These shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), are owned directly by the KMR Living Trust dated November 19, 2012 (the "KMR Living Trust"), of which Mr. Jay W. Roth is a trustee. As a trustee, Mr. Roth is deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by the KMR Living Trust. |
Common Stock
(I)
|
832 |
| 2025-07-11 | Cominsky Stephen Joseph |
Director |
Sell↓
|
Common Stock
|
93 |
| 2025-07-10 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Sell↓
|
Common Stock
|
2,304 |
| 2025-07-10 | ROTH JAY W |
Director, CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner |
Sell↓
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
These shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), are owned directly by the KMR Living Trust dated November 19, 2012 (the "KMR Living Trust"), of which Mr. Jay W. Roth is a trustee. As a trustee, Mr. Roth is deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by the KMR Living Trust. |
Common Stock
(I)
|
627 |