HCWC CFO John Ollet Receives 815,476-Share Award

What Happened
John Ollet, Chief Financial Officer of Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. (ticker: HCWC), reported that 815,476 restricted stock awards vested effective June 2, 2026. The shares were reported as acquired at $0.00 per share (vesting of awards), so the reported transaction value on the Form 4 is $0.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Award/vesting (code A). Footnote F1: "Restricted stock awards of 815,476 shares vested pursuant to the applicable awards agreements effective as of June 2, 2026."
• Transaction date: June 2, 2026; Form 4 filed June 4, 2026 (timely filing).
• Price: $0.00 per share; total reported cash consideration = $0.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• No sale, open-market purchase, or tax-withholding disposition reported on this Form 4.

Context
This was a vesting of previously granted restricted stock awards, not an open-market buy or sale. Vesting events can create taxable income for the insider even though no cash was paid at vesting; the filing itself does not indicate intent to buy or sell shares. Purchases and sales are often more directly indicative of insider sentiment than grant or vesting events.