CFO of SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) sells 20,000 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SEALSQ Corp Chief Financial Officer John Charles O'Hara reported selling a total of 20,000 Ordinary Shares of LAES in open-market transactions over two days. He sold 10,000 shares on April 20, 2026 at a weighted average price of $2.7879 per share and another 10,000 shares on April 21, 2026 at a weighted average price of $3.0378 per share. According to the filing, these sales were carried out under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating they were pre-arranged rather than discretionary. Following these transactions, O'Hara directly holds 306,095 Ordinary Shares of SEALSQ Corp.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 20,000 shares ($58,257)
Net Sell
2 txns
Insider
O'Hara John Charles
Role
Chief Financial Officer
Sold
20,000 shs ($58K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 10,000 | $3.0378 | $30K |
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 10,000 | $2.7879 | $28K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Ordinary Shares — 306,095 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on October 17, 2025. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.64 to $2.95, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to SEALSQ Corp, any security holder of SEALSQ Corp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.95 to $3.22, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to SEALSQ Corp, any security holder of SEALSQ Corp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.
Key Figures
Shares sold April 20, 2026: 10,000 shares at $2.7879
Shares sold April 21, 2026: 10,000 shares at $3.0378
Total shares sold: 20,000 shares
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4 metrics
Shares sold April 20, 2026
10,000 shares at $2.7879
Open-market sale of Ordinary Shares
Shares sold April 21, 2026
10,000 shares at $3.0378
Open-market sale of Ordinary Shares
Total shares sold
20,000 shares
Two open-market sales reported in Form 4
Shares held after transactions
306,095 shares
Direct ownership following April 2026 sales
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, weighted average price, open-market sale, Ordinary Shares
4 terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan regulatory
"sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan"
A Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is a pre-arranged schedule that allows company insiders to buy or sell stock at specific times, even if they have inside information. It helps prevent accusations of unfair trading by making these transactions look planned and transparent, rather than sneaky or illegal.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action": "open-market sale""
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
FAQ
What insider transaction did SEALSQ Corp (LAES) report for its CFO?
SEALSQ Corp reported that CFO John Charles O'Hara sold 20,000 Ordinary Shares. He executed two open-market sales of 10,000 shares each on April 20 and 21, 2026, as disclosed in a Form 4 insider trading report.
What does weighted average price mean in the SEALSQ (LAES) Form 4 filing?
The weighted average price reflects multiple trades aggregated into a single average price. The Form 4 explains that each 10,000-share sale was executed in several transactions within stated price ranges, then reported as one weighted-average figure.