Rose Carlton 4

What Happened
Rose Carlton, a director of Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC), was granted 2,495 restricted shares on 2026-05-07 at an indicated price of $44.10 per share, a total value of about $110,030. This transaction is an award/grant (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-07; Form 4 filed 2026-05-08 (timely within reporting window).
• Grant details: 2,495 restricted shares at $44.10 per share; total shown ~$110,030. Footnote states grant valued at $110,000 on the grant date.
• Vesting: Footnote F1 — these restricted shares vest on the first anniversary of the grant date (i.e., roughly 2027-05-07).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant. No sign of 10b5-1, tax withholding, or late filing in the provided data.

Context
Restricted stock awards are typically compensation and carry vesting conditions; they are not the same as an insider buying shares in the open market. Because the shares vest in one year, Carlton cannot freely sell them until vesting (subject to company policy). Awards signal company compensation/retention practices rather than an immediate personal market bet.