| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIPFiled pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC. [ IPST ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
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| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 05/02/2026 | M | 1,458(1) | A | (2) | 4,316(3) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 05/02/2026 | F | 433(4) | D | $5.5(5) | 3,883(3) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 05/02/2026 | M | 208 | A | (2) | 1,319 | I | By spouse(6) | ||
| Common Stock | 05/02/2026 | F | 62(4) | D | $5.5(5) | 1,257 | I | By spouse(6) | ||
| Common Stock | 8,274 | I | By LLC(7) | |||||||
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 05/02/2026 | M | 1,458(1) | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 1,458 | $0 | 4,375 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 05/02/2026 | M | 208 | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 208 | $0 | 625 | I | By Spouse(6) | |||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. All share amounts in this Form 4 reflect a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effected on April 23, 2026. |
| 2. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. |
| 3. Includes 4 shares beneficially owned through American Estate and Trust, LC FBO Justin Stiefel IRA account |
| 4. The reporting person relinquished the shares of Common Stock reported herein and the issuer cancelled such shares and returned them to issuer's treasury in exchange for remitting certain tax withholding obligations of the reporting person resulting from the vesting of the RSUs. As such, no shares of the issuer were sold by the reporting person. |
| 5. Represents the per share closing price of the issuer's Common Stock on the applicable vesting date or, if there was no closing price on such date, the closing price on the trading date that was immediately prior to such vesting date. |
| 6. These securities are held by Jennifer D.H. Stiefel, the spouse of the reporting person. For purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise. |
| 7. The reported securities are held by Constantine IHSV, LLC, of which the reporting person is the sole member and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by it. |
| 8. The RSUs vest over an eighteen (18) month period beginning September 1, 2025, with six (6) months of service-based vesting deemed satisfied as of February 2, 2026, and the remaining units vesting in equal installments May 2, 2026, August 2, 2026, November 2, 2026, and February 2, 2027, subject to continued service. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Justin B. Stiefel | 05/05/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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