AEye CEO Matthew Fisch Sells 7,798 Shares

What Happened

• Matthew Fisch, CEO of AEye, sold 7,798 shares of AEye (LIDR) in an open-market sale on 2026-09-11 at $1.30 per share, for proceeds of approximately $10,146. The filing notes the sale was for tax purposes.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-11 — 7,798 shares at $1.30 each; a fractional 0.433 share in the same transaction was sold at $1.3050 (F2).
• Total reported proceeds: ~$10,146 (rounded).
• Transaction code: S (sale); described as an open market or private sale in the Form 4.
• Reason given: Tax-related sale (footnote F1).
• Holdings after transaction: The filing does not state total beneficial ownership; it does note 644,792 shares underlying unvested restricted stock units (F3).
• Filing timeliness: Report filed 2026-09-14 for the 2026-09-11 transaction; filing appears within the normal Form 4 reporting window (not marked late).

Context

• This was a sale, which is often routine (tax withholding or liquidity) rather than a clear signal about company prospects — the filing explicitly cites tax purposes. The fractional-share detail and rounding note (F2) explain why the reported share count is rounded to the nearest whole share.