Michael Halpin - 03 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Vericel Corp (VCEL)

Reporting relationship: Chief Operating Officer
Issuer ticker: VCEL
Reported as of: 03 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: -$468,400
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 05 Aug 2026, 16:05:26 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 22 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Sean Flynn, as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael Halpin

Key filing fact

Michael Halpin filed Form 4 for Vericel Corp (VCEL) on 05 Aug 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Michael Halpin's Form 4 filing for Vericel Corp (VCEL).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 05 Aug 2026, 16:05.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 22 Jun 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$468,400.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001778858 Primary reporting owner

Halpin Michael

Relationship: Chief Operating Officer
Address: 25 BLUE SKY DRIVE, BURLINGTON
Signature: /s/ Sean Flynn, as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael Halpin
Signature date: 05 Aug 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

VCEL transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +10,000
Change %: +61%
Price: $16.66^*
Shares after: 26,394
Date: 03 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

VCEL transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $468,400
Shares: -10,000
Change %: -38%
Price: $46.84
Shares after: 16,394
Date: 03 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

VCEL transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +10,000
Change %: +62%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 26,250
Date: 03 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 10,000
Exercise price: $16.66
Footnotes: F3

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Rule 10b5-1 trading plan

These transactions were reported as open-market trades under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The plan lets an insider set trading instructions in advance, which can reduce the risk of trading while in possession of material nonpublic information.

Original filing language: transaction made pursuant to a contract, instruction, or written plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

These shares include shares acquired pursuant to the Issuer's 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(d) and Rule 16b-3(c).

Footnote F2

The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected by an automatic sale pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 2, 2025.

Footnote F3

These options, representing the right to purchase 76,250 shares, became exercisable in equal quarterly installments, contingent upon continued service to the Company, with the first vesting date on May 6, 2019, which was one quarter after the date on which the option was granted.