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accession: "0001564590-21-060009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETCG"
cik: "0001705181"
company_name: "Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC)"
filed_at: "2021-12-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T02:06:50.553484+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust reduces Rule 144 holding period to six months as of Dec 9, 2021

## Summary
- Minimum holding period for shares purchased from Trust reduced from one year to six months effective Dec 9, 2021.
- Trust had been subject to Exchange Act reporting for 90 days as of Dec 9, triggering Rule 144(d)(1)(i) change.
- As of Dec 9, 2021, 12,081,583 shares freely tradable and unrestricted out of 13,993,800 issued and outstanding.
- All shares purchased from Trust prior to June 9, 2021 now eligible for resale under six-month holding period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-060009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETCG
- cik: 0001705181
- company_name: Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC)
- filed_at: 2021-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705181/000156459021060009/0001564590-21-060009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705181/000156459021060009/etcg-8k_20211209.htm

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