CEO-linked entity trims Clear Secure (NYSE: YOU) stake by 325,676 shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Clear Secure, Inc. insider reporting shows multiple transactions by Alclear Investments, LLC, an entity controlled by CEO Caryn Seidman-Becker. Under a pre-set Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, Alclear Investments sold a total of 325,676 shares of Class A common stock in open-market trades on March 2–3, 2026 at weighted-average prices ranging from about $48.00 to $50.31 per share.
On March 4, 2026, Alclear Investments disposed of 325,676 non-voting common units of Alclear Holdings, LLC and the same number of Class D common shares to the issuer and received Class B common stock on a one-for-one basis under an existing exchange agreement. It also acquired 325,676 shares of Class A common stock as an award, resulting in 18804570 non-voting units/Class D and 677,463 Class B shares held indirectly after the exchanges.
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Insights
CEO-controlled entity executes planned sales and internal share exchanges.
The transactions reflect a mix of open-market sales and internal recapitalization within Clear Secure’s multi-class structure. Alclear Investments, LLC, controlled by CEO Caryn Seidman-Becker, sold 325,676 Class A shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, indicating pre-arranged trading rather than discretionary timing.
Simultaneously, Alclear exchanged non-voting units and Class D shares for Class B shares on a one-for-one basis, and received an award of 325,676 Class A shares. These steps reshuffle voting and economic interests across share classes without clear evidence in this excerpt of overall ownership shrinking materially beyond the net Class A sales.
Future company filings may shed more light on how these moves affect long-term insider ownership concentration, especially given the high-vote characteristics of Class B and Class D stock described here.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Non-voting common units of Alclear Holdings, LLC | 325,676 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Class D Common Stock | 325,676 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Class B Common Stock | 325,676 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Class B Common Stock | 325,676 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Class A Common Stock | 325,676 | $0.00 | -- |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 51,200 | $48.68 | $2.49M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 137,632 | $49.48 | $6.81M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 14,400 | $50.14 | $722K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 121,645 | $48.36 | $5.88M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 799 | $49.02 | $39K |
Footnotes (1)
- These transactions were automatically effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by Alclear Investments, LLC on November 20, 2025. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $48.00 to $48.92. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote and in footnotes 5, 6, 7 and 8. Pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's Certificate of Incorporation, each share of Class B common stock of the Issuer ("Class B Common Stock") was converted into a share of Class A common stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") on a one-for-one basis. The resulting shares of Class A Common Stock were used to settle the sale transaction described above, and so after the transactions reported in this Form 4, no shares of Class A Common Stock are held. Alclear Investments, LLC is controlled by Ms. Seidman-Becker, its sole manager, who has dispositive control and voting control over the shares held by Alclear Investments, LLC. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $49.00 to $49.03, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $48.06 to $48.99, inclusive. The price report in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $49.00 to $49.99, inclusive. The price report in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $50.00 to $50.31, inclusive. Shares of Class D Common Stock have 20 votes per share but no economic rights (including rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation) and are issued in an equal amount to the number of Common Units held. Pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, dated June 29, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Alclear and the equity holders of Alclear (the "Exchange Agreement"), Common Units, together with a corresponding number of shares of Class D Common Stock, were exchanged for Class B Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. The exchange rights under the Exchange Agreement do not expire. Shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer ("Class B Common Stock") have 20 votes per share and economic rights (including rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation).