Cerebras Systems CTO Sean Lie sold $25.08 million of shares on Sep 25, 2026
Sean Lie, Cerebras Systems' Chief Technology Officer, sold 120,000 shares on Sep 25, 2026 at an average $208.97, for $25.08 million, according to a Form 4 (the form an insider files when trading the company's shares). The same day the form records an exercise of stock options for 120,000 Class B shares and their conversion into 120,000 Class A shares, and it states 309,569 Class A shares held directly after the last sale line and 7,582,992 Class B shares held directly after the conversion. A footnote says the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (a pre-arranged plan for insider trades) adopted on May 20, 2026. The Form 4 was filed with the SEC on Sep 28, 2026.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
How each figure was checked
- the reporting owner as filedLie Sean
- the reporting owner's role at Cerebras Systemsofficer (Chief Technology Officer)
- the side of the tradesale
- shares sold120,000
- date of the tradeSep 25, 2026
- average price per share$208.97
- value of the sale$25.08 million
- the derivative line of Class B shares acquired by exercising stock optionsderivative line, exercise of a derivative security (code M): 120,000 shares acquired on Sep 25, 2026 at $0 per share; held directly; 7,702,992 owned after the line
- the derivative line of Class B shares converted, with the Class B holding after itderivative line, conversion of a derivative security (code C): 120,000 shares disposed on Sep 25, 2026 at $0 per share; held directly; 7,582,992 owned after the line
- the line of Class A shares acquired by conversionconversion of a derivative security (code C): 120000 shares acquired on 2026-09-25, no price stated; held directly; 465569 owned after the line
- the holding the form states after the last sale lineafter the last sale line the form states 309569 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly
- footnote on the trading plan the sales were made underMay 20, 2026Footnotes of the SEC EDGAR, Form 4 filed Sep 28, 2026 ↗
- date the Form 4 was filedSep 28, 2026
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The record
- Issuer
- Cerebras Systems (CIK 2021728, filed as Cerebras Systems Inc.)
- Form
- 4
- Accession
- 0001628280-26-063713
- Filed
- Sep 28, 2026
- Period of report
- Sep 25, 2026
- Reporting owner
- Sean Lie (CIK 2132472, filed as Lie Sean)
- Relationship
- officer (Chief Technology Officer)
- Rule 10b5-1 checkbox
- Ticked
- Line 1
- C (conversion of a derivative security) · 120,000 Class A Common Stock · Sep 25, 2026 · acquired, directly · 465,569 held after · footnote F1
- Line 2
- G (gift) · 36,000 Class A Common Stock at $0.00 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 429,569 held after · footnote F2
- Line 3
- S (sale) · 500 Class A Common Stock at $212.14 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 429,069 held after · footnotes F3 and F4
- Line 4
- S (sale) · 9,177 Class A Common Stock at $211.32 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 419,892 held after · footnotes F3 and F5
- Line 5
- S (sale) · 30,565 Class A Common Stock at $210.45 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 389,327 held after · footnotes F3 and F6
- Line 6
- S (sale) · 29,991 Class A Common Stock at $209.53 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 359,336 held after · footnotes F3 and F7
- Line 7
- S (sale) · 21,022 Class A Common Stock at $208.41 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 338,314 held after · footnotes F3 and F8
- Line 8
- S (sale) · 6,869 Class A Common Stock at $207.54 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 331,445 held after · footnotes F3 and F9
- Line 9
- S (sale) · 13,776 Class A Common Stock at $206.63 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 317,669 held after · footnotes F3 and F10
- Line 10
- S (sale) · 5,900 Class A Common Stock at $205.30 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 311,769 held after · footnotes F3 and F11
- Line 11
- S (sale) · 2,200 Class A Common Stock at $204.50 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 309,569 held after · footnotes F3 and F12
- Derivative line 1
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 116,875 Stock Option at $0.00 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 172,146 held after · footnote F13
- Derivative line 2
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 3,125 Stock Option at $0.00 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 32,420 held after · footnote F14
- Derivative line 3
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 120,000 Class B Common Stock at $0.00 · Sep 25, 2026 · acquired, directly · 7,702,992 held after · footnote F1
- Derivative line 4
- C (conversion of a derivative security) · 120,000 Class B Common Stock at $0.00 · Sep 25, 2026 · disposed, directly · 7,582,992 held after · footnote F1
- Footnote F1
- The Class B Common Stock is convertible into an equal number of Class A Common Stock at any time, at the Reporting Person's election, and has no expiration date.
- Footnote F2
- The reporting person transferred 36,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock to a donor-advised fund sponsored by a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Footnote F3
- The sale reported on this Form 4 represents shares sold by the Reporting Person pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 20, 2026.
- Footnote F4
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $211.97 to $212.31, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F5
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $210.97 to $211.95, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F6
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $209.97 to $210.96, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F7
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $208.97 to $209.96, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F8
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $207.97 to $208.95, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F9
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $206.96 to $207.95, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F10
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $205.96 to $206.95, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F11
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $204.86 to $205.83, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F12
- The sale price reported in Column 4 of Table 1 represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $203.86 to $204.83, inclusive. Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- Footnote F13
- The stock option vests in 48 substantially equal monthly installments beginning on February 1, 2024.
- Footnote F14
- The stock option vests in 48 substantially equal monthly installments beginning on February 1, 2023.
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