SEALSQ Corp (LAES) VP exercises options, sells 15,000 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SEALSQ Corp vice president Jean-Pierre Enguent reported option-related trades in Ordinary Shares. On June 1, 2026, he exercised options to acquire 15,000 Ordinary Shares at $0.01 per share and also received a grant of 60,000 stock options with the same exercise price, expiring on April 30, 2032.
On June 3, 2026, he sold 15,000 Ordinary Shares in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $3.5101 per share, in multiple trades between $3.44 and $3.66. Both the sale and the option exercise were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on October 13, 2025, and he reported no Ordinary Shares held directly after these transactions.
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Insights
Routine option exercise-and-sell plus new option grant under a 10b5-1 plan.
The filing shows Jean-Pierre Enguent, a vice president at SEALSQ Corp, exercising options to acquire 15,000 Ordinary Shares at $0.01 per share, then selling the same 15,000 shares at a weighted average of $3.5101. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern converting option value into cash.
He also received 60,000 new Employee Stock Option Plan rights at a $0.01 exercise price, expiring on April 30, 2032, which maintains his equity-linked exposure. Both the sale and exercise were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on October 13, 2025, indicating the timing was pre-scheduled rather than opportunistic.
Because the transactions are compensation-related and conducted under a trading plan, they typically carry limited signaling value about management’s view of SEALSQ Corp stock. Subsequent filings may provide additional context on his remaining option and share holdings.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 15,000 | $3.5101 | $53K |
| Grant/Award | Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) | 60,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option Plan (right to buy) | 15,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Ordinary Shares | 15,000 | $0.01 | $150.00 |
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 13, 2025. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.44 to $3.66, 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 options exercise reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on October 13, 2025.