Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 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 that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Eberwein Jeffrey E. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Star Equity Holdings, Inc. [STRR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/19/2026 (Street) OLD GREENWICH, CT 06870 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Series A Preferred Stock 05/19/2026 M 860 A (1)(2) 765,077 D Common Stock. 05/19/2026 P 13,799 A $10.09(3) 1,054,780 D Common Stock. 05/20/2026 P 406 A $10.18(3) 1,055,186 D Common Stock. 05/21/2026 P 4,198 A $10.9(3) 1,059,384 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit

(1)(2)

05/19/2026

M

860

(4)

(4)

Series A Preferred Stock

860

(1)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Eberwein Jeffrey E. 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101 OLD GREENWICH, CT 06870	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey E. Eberwein		05/21/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of the Issuer's 10.0% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock").
(2)	This transaction represents the settlement of Restricted Stock Units in shares of Series A Preferred Stock on their scheduled vesting date.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.09 to $10.11 on May 19, 2026, $9.78 to $10.33 on May 20, 2026, and $10.82 to $10.96 on May 21, 2026, rounded to the nearest cent, inclusive. the Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer and any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price such shares were purchased.
(4)	On May 19, 2025, the Reporting Person was granted Restricted Stock Units by Star Operating Companies, Inc. ("SOC"), each of which represented the right to receive, at settlement, one share of SOC Series A Preferred Stock ("SOC RSUs"). Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 21, 2025, by and among SOC, the Issuer and HSON Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, the Reporting Person's SOC RSUs were exchanged for 860 Restricted Stock Units. As to this grant, one hundred percent (100%) of the Restricted Stock Units vested on May 19, 2026.

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