Stephen E. Ace - 19 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP (LINC)

Reporting relationship: SVP and Chief Human Resources
Issuer ticker: LINC
Reported as of: 19 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 20 Feb 2026, 18:03:46 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 04 Mar 2025
Next SEC filing: 03 Mar 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/Stephen E. Ace

Key filing fact

Stephen E. Ace filed Form 4 for LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP (LINC) on 20 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Stephen E. Ace's Form 4 filing for LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP (LINC).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 20 Feb 2026, 18:03.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 04 Mar 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001699911 Primary reporting owner

Ace Stephen E

Relationship: SVP and Chief Human Resources
Address: C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 14 SYLVAN WAY, STE A, PARSIPPANY
Signature: /s/Stephen E. Ace
Signature date: 20 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

LINC transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +4,821
Change %: +3.2%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 154,265
Date: 19 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

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Explanation of responses 1 footnote

Footnote F1

The reporting person was granted 4,821 shares of restricted common stock under the Lincoln Educational Services Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Fifty percent of the grant is subject to time-based vesting while the remaining fifty percent of the grant is subject to performance-based vesting. The shares of restricted common stock subject to performance based vesting will vest, if at all, upon the Company's achievement of metrics set by the registrant and may result in additional shares being issued up to a maximum of 200% of the performance-based shares reported above if the target set is exceeded. As to the time-based shares, the shares will vest, if at all, in substantially equal annual tranches over three years beginning on March 1, 2027. Similarly, as to the performance-based shares, the shares will vest, if at all, in annual tranches over three years with the number of shares vesting being determined based on the percentage of the target achieved.