---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-220476"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETH"
cik: "0002020455"
company_name: "Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF"
filed_at: "2025-09-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:37:23.421645+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders approve staking of Trust's Ether; NYSE Arca generic listing approved; new custodian added

## Summary
- Proposal 1 approved: Trust may stake Ether (5.9M for, 361K against); 99.52% of shares consented.
- Proposal 2 approved: Sponsor to receive Staking Fee (up to a % of staking rewards) paid daily in Ether (3.6M for, 2.6M against).
- Proposal 3 approved: Sponsor may make certain trust amendments with 20-day notice (2.5M for, 3.7M against; 95% deemed consent).
- Entered custody agreement with Anchorage Digital Bank for cold storage of a portion of Ether; Coinbase remains primary custodian.
- SEC approved NYSE Arca Generic Listing Standards for Trust; expected effective Sept 29, 2025; staking will not commence until transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-220476
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETH
- cik: 0002020455
- company_name: Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF
- filed_at: 2025-09-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2020455/000119312525220476/0001193125-25-220476-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2020455/000119312525220476/eth-20250925.htm

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