X0609 4 2026-06-26 0000887359 Vericel Corp VCEL 0001916145 SIEGAL JONATHAN false 25 BLUE SKY DRIVE BURLINGTON MA 01803 true Principal Accounting Officer true Common Stock 2026-06-26 4 S 0 232 44.9 D 886 D Common Stock 2026-06-26 4 M 0 2500 29.82 A 3386 D Common Stock 2026-06-26 4 S 0 2500 44.9 D 886 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 29.82 2026-06-26 4 M 0 2500 0 A 2033-02-17 Common Stock 2500 6500 D 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 10, 2025. 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). These options, representing the right to purchase 9,000 shares, became exercisable in equal quarterly installments, contingent upon continued service to the Company, with the first vesting date on May 17, 2023, which was one quarter after the date on which the option was granted. /s/ Sean Flynn, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jonathan Siegal 2026-06-30