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Vivid Seats Inc. Chief Technology Officer Stefano Langenbacher reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to Class A common stock on March 11, 2026. He exercised or converted RSUs into 57,836 shares of Class A common stock, reflecting vesting of previously granted awards.
To cover tax obligations, 25,620 shares of Class A common stock were withheld at $6.10 per share, classified as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Langenbacher directly holds 41,266 shares of Class A common stock. The filing shows no remaining derivative positions in this dataset, consistent with a compensation-related vesting and settlement event.
Vivid Seats Inc. files its annual report describing an online marketplace that connects fans with ticket sellers across concerts, sports, and theater through its Marketplace and Resale segments, Skybox seller tools, and brands including Vegas.com and Wavedash.
The company reports non-cash goodwill and trademark impairments of $320.4 million in the second quarter of 2025 and $402.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. As of December 31, 2025, goodwill was $283.9 million, or 44.6% of total assets, and trademarks were $48.1 million, or 7.6% of total assets.
Key risks center on live event supply and demand, competition from major ticketing platforms, regulation of secondary ticket sales, privacy and AI-related data rules, and cybersecurity. As of December 31, 2025, the company had 565 employees, and as of February 28, 2026, it had 10,765,756 Class A shares outstanding.
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. reporting person Stanley Chia, CEO and Director, reported acquisition of 5,833 Class A common shares on 08/12/2025 through vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). After the transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 116,707 Class A shares, held indirectly through a trust for immediate family members for which he is co-trustee. Each RSU converts to one share; one-third vested on 05/12/2025 and the remainder vests quarterly, fully vesting on 05/12/2027. The reported share counts were adjusted for a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effected on 08/05/2025.
Riva Bakal, Chief Supply/Customer Officer at Vivid Seats Inc., reported transactions on Form 4 relating to Class A common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs). On 08/12/2025 she was issued 1,233 RSUs (each convertible into one share) and simultaneously disposed of 535 Class A shares at $17.51 per share. After these transactions she beneficially owned 18,752 Class A shares including shares underlying RSUs. The filing states one-third of the RSUs vested on May 12, 2025, with the remainder vesting in equal quarterly installments to be fully vested by May 12, 2027; the RSUs have no expiration date. The reported share figures were adjusted for a 1-for-20 reverse stock split effected August 5, 2025.