Director Richard Christopher Yetter filed a Form 4 with the SEC on October 29, 2026, reporting the acquisition of 138,121 shares of Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. common stock and 138,121 accompanying common stock purchase warrants on October 27, 2026, through a Securities Purchase Agreement.

Key Highlights

  • Transaction date: October 27, 2026, when Hydrofarm entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement and consummated the transactions contemplated thereunder.
  • Shares acquired: 138,121 total shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, acquired at a price of $0.905 per share.
  • Split structure: 23,983 shares were issued in a registered direct offering; 114,138 shares were issued in a concurrent private placement, according to the filing.
  • Warrants issued: 138,121 common stock purchase warrants acquired, exercisable at $0.78 per share on a one-for-one basis, with a 9.99% beneficial ownership cap on exercise.
  • Warrant expiration: The Common Warrants expire five and a half years following the date of issuance, the filing states.
  • Post-transaction holdings: Following the transaction, Yetter beneficially owns 443,121 shares of common stock indirectly through Dumont Investment Fund LP, plus 50,000 shares shown in a separate row.
  • Board approval: The transaction was approved by the issuer's board of directors in accordance with Rule 16b-3, according to the filing.

Yetter's Hydrofarm Acquisition Through Securities Purchase Agreement

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC, Richard Christopher Yetter, a director of Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYFM), participated in a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into on October 27, 2026. The filing discloses that the issuer agreed to sell to the reporting person 23,983 shares of Common Stock in a registered direct offering and an additional 114,138 shares of Common Stock in a concurrent private placement, along with 138,121 accompanying common stock purchase warrants.

The shares were acquired at a price of $0.905 per share, the filing reports. The 138,121 Common Warrants carry an exercise price of $0.78 per share and may be exercised on a one-for-one basis for shares of common stock, subject to a condition that the reporting person's beneficial ownership would not exceed 9.99% of outstanding shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The filing states the warrants will expire five and a half years following the date of issuance.

All reported securities are held indirectly through Dumont Investment Fund LP, which the filing notes was previously named Dumont Master Fund LP and adopted its current name in 2026. Following the reported transactions, Yetter's indirectly held beneficial ownership stands at 443,121 shares of common stock through that entity. The filing includes a disclaimer that the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and states that "the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose."

What Was Disclosed

Director Richard Christopher Yetter reported the acquisition of 138,121 shares of Hydrofarm Holdings Group common stock and 138,121 common stock purchase warrants on October 27, 2026, through a board-approved Securities Purchase Agreement, with all securities held indirectly via Dumont Investment Fund LP.