144 0001629974 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0001286613 LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP 000-51371 14 SYLVAN WAY SUITE A PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 973-736-9340 Meyers Brian K Officer Common Stock Merrill Lynch

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40070 2002560.11 31720728 05/12/2026 NASDAQ Common Stock 03/01/2026 Vesting of restricted stock unit awards LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP N 30070 03/01/2026 Granted as part of issuer equity compensation plan Common Stock 03/01/2025 Vesting of restricted stock unit awards LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP N 10000 03/01/2025 Granted as part of issuer equity compensation plan Y 05/12/2026 Brian Meyers