X0609 4 2026-06-02 0000887359 Vericel Corp VCEL 0001626325 Hopper Jonathan Mark false 25 BLUE SKY DRIVE BURLINGTON MA 01803 true Chief Medical Officer true Common Stock 2026-06-02 4 M 0 4375 16.66 A 80128 D Common Stock 2026-06-02 4 S 0 4375 35 D 75753 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 16.66 2026-06-02 4 M 0 4375 0 A 2029-02-06 Common Stock 4375 1625 D 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). 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 May 30, 2025. These options, representing the right to purchase 26,000 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. /s/ Sean Flynn, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jonathan Hopper 2026-06-04