C3.ai (AI) CEO Siebel exercises 6.2M options, gifts 12.4M shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
C3.ai CEO and Chairman Thomas M. Siebel exercised stock awards and restructured his holdings in Class A Common Stock. On June 1, 2026, he exercised stock options for 6,166,667 shares at $11.16 per share and 32,736 RSUs, converting derivative awards into common stock.
The same day, all 6,166,667 option shares were removed from his remaining option balance, leaving no options from that grant outstanding. On June 2, 2026, 17,350 shares were sold at a weighted-average price of $11.32, with a footnote stating the issuer automatically sold these shares to cover tax withholding on RSU vesting.
On June 3, 2026, bona fide gifts totaling 12,364,106 shares were reported, involving both direct and indirect holdings. After these transactions, Siebel continues to hold 6,904,415 shares directly and 6,902,156 shares indirectly through entities such as trusts and partnerships.
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Insights
Large option exercise and gifts, with only a small tax-related sale.
The filing shows Thomas M. Siebel converting a substantial derivative position into common stock by exercising 6,166,667 options at $11.16 and settling 32,736 RSUs. The underlying option position is now fully exercised, as indicated by a remaining balance of 0 for that grant.
A separate disposition of 17,350 shares at a weighted-average $11.32 is explicitly described as shares automatically sold by the issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations on RSU vesting, which is typically mechanistic rather than discretionary. The filing also reports bona fide gifts totaling 12,364,106 shares across direct and indirect holdings.
Post-transaction, Siebel retains 6,904,415 shares directly and 6,902,156 indirectly through vehicles such as The Siebel Living Trust and limited partnerships. The overall pattern reflects a shift from derivatives to common stock, with continued large ownership and limited open-market selling in the period covered.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | Class A Common Stock | 6,182,053 | $0.00 | -- |
| Gift | Class A Common Stock | 6,182,053 | $0.00 | -- |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 17,350 | $11.32 | $196K |
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Units | 32,736 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 6,166,667 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 32,736 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 6,166,667 | $11.16 | $68.82M |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock upon settlement. Pursuant to the Issuer's policies and practice, these shares of Class A Common Stock were automatically withheld and sold by the Issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of RSUs reported herein. The price reported is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $11.22 to $11.435, inclusive. The Reporting Person will provide upon request to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. The shares are held by The Siebel Living Trust u/a/d 7/27/93, as amended, of which the Reporting Person is trustee. The shares are held by First Virtual Holdings, LLC, of which the Reporting Person is Chairman. The shares are held by Siebel Asset Management, L.P., of which the Reporting Person is the general partner. The shares are held by Siebel Asset Management III, L.P., of which the Reporting Person is the general partner. The shares are held by The Siebel 2011 Irrevocable Children's Trust, of which the Reporting Person is co-trustee. 1/12th of the RSUs vest on each quarterly anniversary from December 1, 2023, so long as the Reporting Person continues to provide services through such vesting date. Due to rounding in connection with the reverse stock split, the total shares include 1 additional share that was not originally reported on the Reporting Person's Form 3. Fully vested.