SEAT SEC Filing News — Vivid Seats Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-15.

Vivid Seats Inc. operates as an online ticket marketplace in the United States, Canada, and Japan. It operates in two segments, Marketplace and Resale. The Marketplace segment acts as an intermediary between event ticket buyers and sellers through its website and mobile applications, including Vivid Seats; Vegas.com, an online ticket marketplace for shows, attractions, tours, flights, and hotels in Las Vegas; Wavedash, an online ticket marketplace in Tokyo, Japan; and Vivid Picks, a real-money d…
Sector: Communication Services Industry: Internet Content & Information Market Cap: $32.3M CIK: 1856031
12
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
2
Bearish Classifications
9
Insider Transactions
2
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for SEAT currently lean bearish. Of the 12 filing records displayed, 2 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
SEAT Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-15 — 2026-09-15
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 2 sells
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$311.04
Arnett Austin (General Counsel) · 2026-09-15
64 shares · Form 4
Insider Transactions 9 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 9 filings in this group are Form 4s for Vivid Seats Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 9 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 7 option exercise and 2 open-market sale. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Option exercise ×7
The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Open-market sale ×2
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Thomas Joseph D. Jr. (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 19,113 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 6,947 $4.95 $34.4K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 19,113 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Thomas Joseph D. Jr. (Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 26,060
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Pickus Edward (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 10,892 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 4,170 $4.95 $20.6K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 808 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 1,483 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 8,601 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Pickus Edward (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 15,062
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Langenbacher Stefano (Chief Technology Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 44,491 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 19,262 $4.95 $95.3K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 1,817 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 4,448 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 38,226 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Langenbacher Stefano (Chief Technology Officer) Shares: 63,753
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Fey Lawrence (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 87,904 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 4,038 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 7,414 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 76,452 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fey Lawrence (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 87,904
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-15

SEAT insider Arnett Austin (General Counsel) sold 64 shares (~$311.04)

Arnett Austin, listed as General Counsel at Vivid Seats Inc., reported an open-market sale of 64 SEAT shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 3,543 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 1,247 $4.95 $6.2K
S Open-market sale 64 $4.86 $311.04
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 68 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 130 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 3,345 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Arnett Austin (General Counsel) Shares: 64 Est. Value: $311.04
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-14

SEAT insider Arnett Austin (General Counsel) sold 11 shares (~$79.42)

Arnett Austin, listed as General Counsel at Vivid Seats Inc., reported an open-market sale of 11 SEAT shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 31 — —
S Open-market sale 11 $7.22 $79.42
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 31 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Arnett Austin (General Counsel) Shares: 11 Est. Value: $79.42
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-14

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Langenbacher Stefano (Chief Technology Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 592 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 221 $7.26 $1.6K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 592 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Langenbacher Stefano (Chief Technology Officer) Shares: 813
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-14

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Fey Lawrence (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 1,854 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 1,854 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fey Lawrence (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 1,854
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-15

SEAT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Langenbacher Stefano (Chief Technology Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 44,491 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 19,708 $8.53 $168.1K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 1,817 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 4,448 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 38,226 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Langenbacher Stefano (Chief Technology Officer) Shares: 64,199
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 2 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 2 in this period for Vivid Seats Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

SEAT filed 8-K — material company event

Vivid Seats Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-15

SEAT filed 8-K — material company event

Vivid Seats Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Vivid Seats Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

SEAT filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

Vivid Seats Inc. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Vivid Seats Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on SEAT. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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