Clearwater (NYSE: CWAN) CRO swaps stock and awards for $24.55 cash
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. Chief Revenue Officer Scott Stanley Erickson reported multiple equity transactions tied to the company’s merger. Each share of Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive $24.55 in cash under the Agreement and Plan of Merger.
Erickson disposed of 155,119 shares of Class A Common Stock and various stock options, RSUs and PSUs to the issuer for cash consideration based on the $24.55 per-share Merger Consideration, with options reduced by their exercise price where applicable. Following these transactions, he no longer directly holds Clearwater common stock, but retains certain performance stock units and options that continue to be subject to time-vesting conditions or now relate to an affiliate of the buyer.
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Insights
Executive equity was cashed out at $24.55 per share as part of Clearwater’s merger.
The Form 4 shows Scott Erickson, Clearwater’s Chief Revenue Officer, having his common shares, options, RSUs and PSUs treated under the merger terms. Each Class A share was converted into the right to receive $24.55 in cash, the stated Merger Consideration.
Most options and stock units were canceled in exchange for cash payments calculated using this per‑share amount, less any applicable option exercise price. A portion of options became options in an affiliate of the acquirer, and certain PSUs were deemed achieved at 110% of target but remain subject to time‑based vesting. Overall, this is standard equity treatment in a change‑of‑control transaction rather than a discretionary market trade, so it does not by itself alter the investment thesis.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Performance Stock Units | 18,333 | $24.55 | $450K |
| Grant/Award | Performance Stock Units | 60,500 | $24.55 | $1.49M |
| Disposition | Performance Stock Units | 18,333 | $24.55 | $450K |
| Disposition | Performance Stock Units | 60,500 | $24.55 | $1.49M |
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units | 62,500 | $24.55 | $1.53M |
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units | 21,875 | $24.55 | $537K |
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units | 56,719 | $24.55 | $1.39M |
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units | 188,984 | $24.55 | $4.64M |
| Disposition | Stock Options (right to buy) | 165,772 | $20.55 | $3.41M |
| Disposition | Stock Options (right to buy) | 69,338 | $20.55 | $1.42M |
| Disposition | Stock Options (right to buy) | 42,294 | $20.15 | $852K |
| Disposition | Stock Options (right to buy) | 103,619 | $20.15 | $2.09M |
| Disposition | Stock Options (right to buy) | 157,495 | $12.15 | $1.91M |
| Disposition | Class A Common Stock | 155,119 | $24.55 | $3.81M |
Footnotes (1)
- The reported securities were disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of December 20, 2025, by and among the Issuer, GT Silver BidCo, Inc. ("Parent") and GT Silver Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock ("Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $24.55 per share, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"). The reported Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") had their performance conditions deemed achieved at 110% of target pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, but remain subject to any time-vesting conditions. At the Effective Time, all outstanding options to purchase shares of Common Stock ("Options") and Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") held by non-employee directors were canceled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the award, less the aggregate exercise price in the case of any Options. In the case of PSUs and RSUs not held by non-employee directors, the awards were also canceled in exchange for a cash payment, calculated in the same manner as for RSUs held by non-employee directors, but the resulting cash payment will be subject to the time-vesting terms and conditions that applied to the underlying award immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, a portion of the reported Options became options to purchase shares of an affiliate of Parent. The reported RSUs were scheduled to vest on January 1, 2027. The reported RSUs were scheduled to vest in equal installments at the end of each 3-month period following June 30, 2026 and until December 31, 2027. The reported RSUs were scheduled to vest in equal installments at the end of each 3-month period following June 30, 2026 and until December 31, 2028. The reported Options were all fully vested.