Carney Kevin M 4

What Happened

• Kevin M. Carney, a director of Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC), was granted 2,495 restricted shares on May 7, 2026. The grant price listed on the Form 4 is $44.10 per share (total value reported as $110,030 on the form). A footnote states the award was valued at approximately $110,000 on the grant date. These are awards (transaction code A), not open-market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-08 (timely filing).
• Shares granted: 2,495; reported price: $44.10; form total: $110,030 (footnote valuation: ~$110,000).
• Vesting: Footnote indicates the restricted shares vest on the first anniversary of the grant date.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant of restricted stock (code A) — not a sale or exercise.

Context

• Restricted stock awards represent compensation/retention, not an open-market endorsement of the stock price; they typically vest over time (here, one year), which may limit immediate market impact. The filing appears timely (filed the next day), and there are no indications of tax-withholding, 10b5-1 plans, or immediate sales associated with this grant in the provided data.