SEALSQ (LAES) CIO’s wife exercises 10K options and sells shares under plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SEALSQ Corp’s Chief Innovation Officer, Andreas Feuardent Moreira, reported an exercise-and-sale transaction involving shares held indirectly through his wife. On April 7, 2026, an Employee Stock Option for 10,000 ordinary shares was exercised at $0.01 per share, creating 10,000 indirectly held shares. That same day, those 10,000 ordinary shares were sold at $2.31 per share, leaving no shares from this block remaining indirectly held. The filing notes the sales were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by his wife on December 8, 2025, indicating the dispositions were pre-planned rather than timed discretionarily.
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Negative
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 10,000 shares ($23,100)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Feuardent Moreira Andreas
Role
Chief Innovation Officer
Sold
10,000 shs ($23K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) | 10,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Ordinary Shares | 10,000 | $0.01 | $100.00 |
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 10,000 | $2.31 | $23K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) — 0 shares (Indirect, By wife);
Ordinary Shares — 10,000 shares (Indirect, By wife)
Footnotes (1)
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Key Figures
Options exercised: 10,000 shares
Exercise price: $0.01 per share
Shares sold: 10,000 shares
+4 more
7 metrics
Options exercised
10,000 shares
Employee Stock Option Plan exercised on April 7, 2026
Exercise price
$0.01 per share
Exercise price of 10,000 options into ordinary shares
Shares sold
10,000 shares
Ordinary shares sold on April 7, 2026
Sale price
$2.31 per share
Open-market sale price for 10,000 ordinary shares
Net shares from block
0 shares
Indirect holdings from this 10,000-share block after sale
Option expiration
June 4, 2032
Expiration date of Employee Stock Option before exercise
10b5-1 plan adoption
December 8, 2025
Date reporting person’s wife adopted trading plan
Key Terms
Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy), Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, open-market sale, derivative exercise/conversion, +1 more
5 terms
Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) financial
"security_title: "Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy)""
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan financial
"sales reported ... 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.
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.
derivative exercise/conversion financial
"transaction_action: "derivative exercise/conversion""
indirect ownership financial
"ownership_type: "indirect" and nature_of_ownership: "By wife""
FAQ
What insider transaction did SEALSQ (LAES) disclose in this Form 4?
SEALSQ disclosed that 10,000 stock options were exercised into 10,000 ordinary shares, which were then sold the same day. The shares were held indirectly through the Chief Innovation Officer’s wife under an established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
What was the exercise price of the SEALSQ (LAES) options in this Form 4?
The Employee Stock Option Plan position was exercised at an exercise price of $0.01 per share for 10,000 underlying ordinary shares. After exercise, those 10,000 indirectly held shares were immediately sold in the market at $2.31 per share.
Were the SEALSQ (LAES) insider sales under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes. The Form 4 states that the sales were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person’s wife on December 8, 2025. Such plans pre-schedule trades, reducing the significance of trade timing decisions.