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The Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT) SEC filings page provides access to the company’s official regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As an online ticket marketplace operating in the electronic shopping segment of the retail trade sector, Vivid Seats uses its filings to report on its financial condition, capital structure, governance, and material corporate events.
Investors can review current and periodic reports where Vivid Seats discusses metrics such as Marketplace Gross Order Value, marketplace and resale orders, revenues, and Adjusted EBITDA. These documents explain how the company evaluates performance, including the impact of event cancellations on Marketplace GOV and the role of non-U.S. GAAP measures like Adjusted EBITDA in management’s analysis.
Recent Form 8-K filings describe significant events such as the Corporate Simplification Agreement, termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement, elimination of the dual-class Up-C structure, and related issuance of Class A common stock and amended warrant agreements. Other 8-K disclosures cover leadership changes, including the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, as well as announcements of quarterly financial results.
Through its filings, Vivid Seats also documents actions like the 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its Class A and Class B common stock, adjustments to outstanding warrants, and changes in voting power among major holders. On this page, users can follow these developments in sequence and, with AI-powered summaries, quickly understand the key points of lengthy reports, including how structural changes, cost programs, and governance decisions may affect the SEAT equity and SEATW warrants over time.
Vivid Seats Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence Fey, reported an exercise of equity awards that increased his direct holdings of Class A common stock. On February 12, 2026, 1,854 Restricted Stock Units were converted into 1,854 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $0 per share.
Following this derivative conversion, Fey directly owned 74,091 shares of Class A common stock and 9,272 Restricted Stock Units. The RSUs represent rights to receive Class A shares, with one-third having vested on May 12, 2025 and the remaining units vesting quarterly until fully vested on May 12, 2027.
Arnett Austin reported multiple insider transaction types in a Form 4 filing for SEAT. The filing lists transactions totaling 72 shares at a weighted average price of $6.83 per share. Following the reported transactions, holdings were 487 shares.
Vivid Seats Inc. chief technology officer Stefano Langenbacher reported equity award activity in company stock. On February 12, 2026, he exercised 592 Restricted Stock Units, converting them into the same number of Class A common shares at an exercise price of $0 per share. To cover tax obligations related to this vesting, 252 Class A shares were withheld and disposed of at $6.81 per share, leaving him with 9,050 Class A shares held directly. Following the transaction, he also directly held 4,146 Restricted Stock Units, which represent rights to receive the same number of Class A shares as they vest. According to the award terms, one‑third of these RSUs vested on November 12, 2025, and the remainder will vest in equal quarterly installments until fully vested on November 12, 2027.
Emeth Value Capital, LLC has filed a Schedule 13G reporting a passive ownership stake in Vivid Seats Inc. common stock. The firm reports beneficial ownership of 556,918 shares, representing 5.1% of the outstanding common stock as of the event date.
Emeth reports no sole or shared voting power over these shares, but has sole dispositive power over all 556,918 shares, meaning it controls decisions to sell or otherwise dispose of them. The filing is certified as being for ordinary course investment purposes, not to change or influence control of Vivid Seats.
Vivid Seats Inc. Chief Financial Officer Thomas Joseph D. Jr. filed an initial Form 3 insider ownership report. The filing states that he currently has no securities beneficially owned in Vivid Seats, and there are no non-derivative or derivative holdings listed.
Vivid Seats Inc. appointed Joseph Thomas as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective January 14, 2026, with his employment beginning January 19, 2026. He replaces interim CFO Edward Pickus, who will continue as Chief Accounting Officer, providing continuity in the finance function.
Thomas brings experience as CFO of Reliable Parts and a background in private equity and investment banking. Under his employment agreement, he will receive a $350,000 annual base salary, a target bonus equal to 50% of salary, and annual equity awards beginning in 2027 as determined by the board. He is also granted a one-time equity award of 152,905 restricted stock units, vesting quarterly and fully vesting by December 11, 2027, conditioned on continued employment.
Vivid Seats Inc. reported insider equity activity by its general counsel. On December 11, 2025, 67 shares of Class A common stock were acquired at $0 upon settlement of restricted stock units, increasing direct holdings to 491 shares.
On December 12, 22 Class A shares were sold at $7.56 pursuant to a mandatory “sell to cover” provision, leaving 469 shares held directly. The transactions are tied to RSU awards: 339 RSUs remain from a prior grant that vests quarterly until March 11, 2027, and a new grant of 26,758 RSUs at $0 will vest in equal quarterly installments beginning March 11, 2026 and be fully vested on December 11, 2027. Each RSU represents one Class A share and does not have an expiration date.
Vivid Seats Inc. executive Stefano Langenbacher, the Chief Technology Officer, reported routine equity compensation activity. On December 11, 2025, 1,817 shares of Class A common stock were acquired through the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units (RSUs), and 804 shares were disposed of at $7.57 per share, leaving him with 8,710 Class A shares held directly.
In connection with these awards, he now holds 9,085 RSUs from an earlier grant, one-third of which vested on March 11, 2025 with the remainder vesting quarterly until March 11, 2027. He also received a new grant of 305,810 RSUs on December 15, 2025, which will vest in equal quarterly installments beginning March 11, 2026 and be fully vested by December 11, 2027. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Class A common stock.
Vivid Seats Inc. reported insider equity activity by its chief executive officer. On December 11, 2025, the reporting person acquired 5,229 shares of Class A common stock and held 72,237 shares directly after the transaction. The activity is linked to restricted stock units covering 1,192 and 4,037 units, which are tied to prior grants that vest in equal quarterly installments so they are fully vested on March 11, 2026 and March 11, 2027, respectively.
On December 15, 2025, the reporting person received a new grant of 611,620 restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to one share of Class A common stock. These RSUs vest in equal quarterly installments beginning March 11, 2026 and are scheduled to be fully vested on December 11, 2027. The RSUs reported in this filing do not have an expiration date.
Vivid Seats Inc. disclosed that its Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer reported equity transactions involving Class A common stock and restricted stock units.
On 12/11/2025, the officer acquired 1,011 shares through the vesting of restricted stock units and disposed of 447 shares at $7.57 per share, leaving 6,380 Class A shares held directly. A new grant of 68,807 restricted stock units was also reported, scheduled to vest in equal quarterly installments beginning on March 11, 2026 and to be fully vested on December 11, 2027.