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Hou Tianyu sold $641K of SE (indirect holdings)

Hou Tianyu (CFO) sold 5,000 indirectly-held shares of Sea Ltd (SE) at $128.28 ($0.64M total) on 2026-08-11 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Hou Tianyu
Published Aug 13, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC
Analysis
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$SENeutralLow
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Why it matters

This is a disclosed insider sale under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which generally carries less informational weight than unscheduled selling.

02

Market read

Traders may log the sale as a sentiment datapoint, but the pre-arranged nature suggests limited incremental information.

03

What to watch

The filing does not state motivations, and the indirect holdings detail limits inference about total economic exposure or future sales.

Relevance 4/10Novelty 3/10Timing: filed 2026-08-13, transaction dated 2026-08-11

Background

The article is a SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Sea Ltd, reported by CFO Hou Tianyu.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$SENeutralHigh confidence
Context

Sea Ltd disclosed a CFO open-market sale of 5,000 shares at $128.28 on a 10b5-1 plan, totaling $641,400.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move solely from this Form 4; any reaction is likely muted and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The transaction is explicitly an open-market sale and pre-arranged under Rule 10b5-1, which typically reduces interpretive value versus discretionary selling.

Market effects

No sector read-through is provided beyond a routine insider transaction at a large internet platform.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Even with 10b5-1, repeated insider selling can coincide with internal caution; traders may still watch for follow-on disclosures or changes in selling cadence.

Key entities

  • Sea Ltd

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • Hou Tianyu

    CFO reporting an open-market sale of shares under a 10b5-1 plan.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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