Ollet John 4

What Happened
John Ollet, Chief Financial Officer of Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. (HCWC), had 73,640 shares of restricted stock vest on May 25, 2026. The Form 4 reports this as an award/acquisition (code A) at $0.00 per share (total recorded acquisition value $0). This was a vesting of compensation shares rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: May 25, 2026; Form 4 filed May 27, 2026 (within typical 2-business-day filing window).
• Price: $0.00 per share (restricted stock vesting); total acquisition recorded as $0.
• Holdings reported on the filing: 551,817 shares held directly, plus unvested restricted shares of 300,000 (granted Nov 12, 2025) and 515,476 (granted Feb 25, 2026).
• Footnote F1: 73,640 restricted shares vested on May 25, 2026.
• Footnote F2: Details vesting schedules for other awards — Nov 12, 2025 grant vests in six quarterly installments (next vesting Aug 12, 2026); Feb 25, 2026 grant vests in quarterly installments (next vesting Aug 25, 2026). Restricted stock may vest earlier on certain change-of-control events.

Context
This transaction reflects compensation-related vesting of restricted stock rather than a buy or sell that signals immediate market sentiment. The award was recorded at $0.00 per share on the Form 4; the filing does not state a market value. Vesting schedules and potential acceleration on change-of-control are noted in the footnotes.