[144] Sea Ltd SEC Filing
Sea Ltd (SE) filing a Form 144 notifies a proposed sale of 300,000 ADS through UBS on 09/24/2025, with an aggregate market value of $54,000,000. The ADS were acquired on 09/18/2025 by exercise of employee share options under the issuer's ESOP and were paid as compensation for services. The filer also disclosed a series of recent disposals by NordicSun Limited totaling ~192,232 ADS sold between 08/14/2025 and 09/08/2025 for multi-million dollar gross proceeds on each date. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information.
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- Proposed sale of 300,000 ADS valued at $54,000,000 could increase share supply and is a sizable insider-related disposition
- Multiple recent disposals by NordicSun Limited (totaling ~192,232 ADS) indicate ongoing selling activity in the market
Insights
TL;DR: A sizable insider-related ADS sale is planned; recent related sales show ongoing disposition of shares.
The proposed 300,000 ADS sale valued at $54 million is notable in absolute terms and follows multiple recent disposals by NordicSun Limited totaling roughly 192,232 ADS in the prior month. These entries show liquidity events tied to option exercises and secondary market sales rather than operating changes. For investors, the filing documents the source of the shares (ESOP exercise on 09/18/2025) and that payment was compensation for services, which is a common mechanism for equity awards becoming marketable. Impact is routine but worth monitoring for further related-party transactions.
TL;DR: The filing is a standard Rule 144 notice documenting sale mechanics and recent disposals; no regulatory flags are evident.
The Form 144 provides required disclosures: acquisition date, nature of acquisition (exercise under ESOP), payment date, and representation about material nonpublic information. The record of multiple discrete sales by NordicSun Limited is consistent with staggered dispositions. The signature/representation language is present, and no gift, pledge, or unusual consideration terms are disclosed. From a governance perspective this is a compliant disclosure of insider-related sales, not a corporate governance event.