C3.ai (NYSE: AI) CEO trades 495,575 shares and exercises awards
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
C3.ai, Inc. CEO and Chairman Thomas M. Siebel reported a mix of stock sales, option exercises, RSU vesting and gifts of Class A Common Stock. He exercised stock options for 472,005 shares at $2.04 per share and 44,767 RSUs that converted into the same number of shares. On June 12–15, 2026, he sold 472,005 shares at a weighted-average price of about $11.11 and 23,570 shares at $10.92 per share, with a portion automatically sold by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding tied to RSU vesting under company policy. The filing notes that at least some sales were made under a previously established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated September 20, 2024. Siebel also made bona fide gifts totaling 42,394 shares, both from direct holdings and from a trust. After these transactions, he directly holds 722,362 shares, while entities and trusts associated with him hold several million additional shares reported as indirect ownership.
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Insights
Siebel’s Form 4 shows routine option exercises, planned sales, and gifts, with substantial holdings retained.
The filing shows Thomas M. Siebel exercising stock options for 472,005 shares at $2.04 and 44,767 RSUs that settled into common stock. He then sold 472,005 shares at about $11.11 and 23,570 shares at $10.92, a classic exercise-and-sell pattern.
Footnotes state that some shares were automatically sold to cover tax withholding related to RSU vesting, and that at least part of the activity occurred under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated September 20, 2024. Such mechanistic and pre-planned trades carry less informational weight about management’s view of the stock.
The filing also reports bona fide gifts totaling 42,394 shares and significant indirect holdings via trusts and entities, including 6,923,353 shares held by The Siebel Living Trust. With 722,362 shares still held directly and no remaining derivative positions listed, the net effect appears to be portfolio management rather than a thesis-changing move.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 472,005 | $0.00 | -- |
| Gift | Class A Common Stock | 21,197 | $0.00 | -- |
| Gift | Class A Common Stock | 21,197 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 472,005 | $2.04 | $963K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 472,005 | $11.11 | $5.24M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 23,570 | $10.92 | $257K |
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Units | 44,767 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 44,767 | $0.00 | -- |
| 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 $10.75 to $11.06, 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 transaction being reported was effected pursuant to a previously established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated September 20, 2024. The price reported is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.845 to $11.34, 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 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. 1/3rd of the RSUs vested on September 11, 2025 and 1/12th of the RSUs shall vest quarterly thereafter, so long as the Reporting Person continues to provide services through such vesting dates. Fully vested.