<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001562180-25-002745.txt : 20250325
<SEC-HEADER>0001562180-25-002745.hdr.sgml : 20250325
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250325173143
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001562180-25-002745
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250321
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250325
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250325

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ruppel Christian Devin
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001954371
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34819
		FILM NUMBER:		25769474

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1675 N. FREEDOM BLVD (200 WEST)
		STREET 2:		BUILDING 1
		CITY:			PROVO
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84604

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GREEN DOT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001386278
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1675 N. FREEDOM BLVD (200 WEST)
		STREET 2:		BUILDING 1
		CITY:			PROVO
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84604
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6267652000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4675 CORNELL ROAD, SUITE 280
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45241
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock underlying a restricted stock unit award that vests as to 1/3 of the shares on each of March 21, 2026, March 21, 2027, and March 21, 2028, subject to the reporting person's provision of services to the issuer on each vesting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock that have been withheld by the issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the RSUs, based on a price of $7.83 per share, which represented the closing price of the issuer's Class A Common Stock on March 21, 2025, and does not represent a sale by the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock underlying a restricted stock unit award that will vest as to all underlying shares on March 24,
2026, based on the reporting person's continuous service as interim President through that date, subject to acceleration of vesting in event that the reporting person's service as interim President terminates for any reason other than cause, on a pro-rata basis, based on the number of completed months of employment during the interim executive service period.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock that have been withheld by the issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the RSUs, based on a price of $8.17 per share, which represented the closing price of the issuer's Class A Common Stock on March 25, 2025, and does not represent a sale by the reporting person.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Lina Davidian as attorney-in-fact for Christian Ruppel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-25</signatureDate>
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