Lawrence Bryan Jay 4

What Happened

• Lawrence Bryan Jay, a director of Cingulate Inc. (CING), was granted a derivative award for 20,000 shares on July 16, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00, so the filing shows no cash paid for the award. This is a company grant (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-07-16 — Grant/award of 20,000 shares (code A) at $0.00 per share.
• Report filed: 2026-07-20 (filed within the required two business days).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in this Form 4 filing.
• Vesting/other footnote: The award vests on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the grant or (ii) the date of the Cingulate Inc. 2027 annual meeting of stockholders (footnote F1).
• No indication of sale, immediate exercise, or tax-withholding reported.

Context

• This is a compensation-related derivative grant (often stock options or restricted stock units). It does not represent an immediate cash purchase or sale, and vesting conditions mean the shares are subject to future vesting events. Such grants are common for directors and reflect company compensation rather than an immediate trading signal.