Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common
Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Shares
are listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange under the symbol “ARKB” and have been listed since January 11, 2024.
Holders
As of March 18, 2024, the
Trust had 1 holder of record, Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company.
Sales of Unregistered
Securities and Use of Proceeds of Registered Securities
On December 12, 2023, the
Sponsor, in its capacity as Seed Capital Investor, purchased Seed Creation Baskets comprising 2 Shares at a per-Share price of $50.00.
Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of these Seed Creation Baskets were $100. These Seed Creation Baskets were redeemed for cash
on or about January 5, 2024.
On January 9, 2024, the Seed
Capital Investor purchased the initial Seed Creation Baskets comprising 10,000 Shares at a per-share price of $46.88. Total proceeds to
the Trust from the sale of the Seed Creation Baskets were $468,806.44. On January 9, 2024, the Trust purchased 10 bitcoins with the proceeds
of the Seed Creation Baskets by transacting with a Bitcoin Counterparty to acquire bitcoin on behalf of the Trust in exchange for cash
provided by the Sponsor in its capacity as Seed Capital Investor. These Seed Creation Baskets were redeemed for cash on or about January
19, 2024.
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