SEALSQ (NASDAQ: LAES) VP trades 15,000 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SEALSQ Corp vice president Jean-Pierre Enguent exercised and sold company stock in a pre-planned transaction. On April 6, 2026, he exercised an Employee Stock Option Plan to acquire 15,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The same day, his non-derivative holdings rose to 15,000 shares. On April 8, 2026, he sold 15,000 Ordinary Shares in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $2.1984 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $2.13 to $2.42. After the sale, he held no Ordinary Shares, and no remaining derivative options are shown. All transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on October 13, 2025.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 15,000 shares ($32,976)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Enguent Jean-Pierre
Role
Vice President, R&DSS
Sold
15,000 shs ($33K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 15,000 | $2.1984 | $33K |
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) | 15,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Ordinary Shares | 15,000 | $0.01 | $150.00 |
Holdings After Transaction:
Ordinary Shares — 0 shares (Direct);
Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) — 15,000 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- The option exercise and subsequent sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on October 13, 2025. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.13 to $2.42, 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.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 15,000 shares
Weighted average sale price: $2.1984 per share
Sale price range: $2.13–$2.42 per share
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8 metrics
Shares sold
15,000 shares
Ordinary Shares sold on April 8, 2026
Weighted average sale price
$2.1984 per share
Open-market sale of Ordinary Shares
Sale price range
$2.13–$2.42 per share
Price range across multiple sale transactions
Options exercised
15,000 shares
Employee Stock Option Plan exercised April 6, 2026
Option exercise price
$0.01 per share
Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy)
Option expiration date
April 30, 2032
Original expiration of exercised option grant
Shares held after sale
0 shares
Direct Ordinary Share holdings following April 8, 2026 sale
10b5-1 plan adoption date
October 13, 2025
Pre-planned trading arrangement for exercise and sale
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy), derivative exercise/conversion, weighted average price, +1 more
5 terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan regulatory
"were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person"
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.
Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) financial
"security_title": "Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy)""
derivative exercise/conversion financial
"transaction_action": "derivative exercise/conversion""
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 did SEALSQ (LAES) executive Jean-Pierre Enguent report in this Form 4?
Jean-Pierre Enguent reported exercising options for 15,000 SEALSQ Ordinary Shares at $0.01 per share, then selling all 15,000 shares in open-market transactions at a weighted average price of $2.1984 per share under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Were Jean-Pierre Enguent’s SEALSQ (LAES) trades made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes. The Form 4 footnotes state that the option exercise and subsequent share sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Jean-Pierre Enguent on October 13, 2025, indicating the transactions were pre-planned rather than discretionary.
What options did Jean-Pierre Enguent exercise in SEALSQ (LAES) according to the filing?
He exercised an Employee Stock Option Plan covering 15,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The derivative record shows these options converted into 15,000 Ordinary Shares on April 6, 2026, with the option originally expiring on April 30, 2032.
What is the significance of the weighted average price in Jean-Pierre Enguent’s SEALSQ (LAES) sale?
The weighted average price of $2.1984 per share summarizes multiple trades executed between $2.13 and $2.42. The footnote explains that detailed information on the number of shares sold at each price within this range is available upon request from SEALSQ, its shareholders, or regulators.