[Form 4] OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ocular Therapeutix Chief Strategy Officer Sanjay Nayak executed an automatic sale of 10,348 shares of common stock on February 12, 2026 at a weighted average price of $9.04 per share. The transaction was carried out under a durable automatic sale instruction to cover tax withholding obligations tied to restricted stock units that vested on February 11, 2026, and was not a discretionary trade. After this sell-to-cover transaction, Nayak directly held 332,412 shares of Ocular Therapeutix common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 10,348 shares ($93,546)

Net Sell 1 txn

Insider Nayak Sanjay

Role Chief Strategy Officer

Sold 10,348 shs ($94K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Common Stock	10,348	$9.04	$94K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 332,412 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Represents shares of common stock of Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (the "Corporation") sold, pursuant to a durable automatic sale instruction adopted by the reporting person on February 21, 2024, effecting the sell-to-cover election of the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on February 11, 2026. The sales do not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.9950 to $9.0873, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Corporation, any security holder of the Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Nayak Sanjay

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC.

15 CROSBY DRIVE

(Street)

BEDFORD MA 01730

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC [ OCUL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Strategy Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/12/2026		S(1)		10,348(1)	D	$9.04(2)	332,412	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock of Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (the "Corporation") sold, pursuant to a durable automatic sale instruction adopted by the reporting person on February 21, 2024, effecting the sell-to-cover election of the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on February 11, 2026. The sales do not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.9950 to $9.0873, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Corporation, any security holder of the Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

	/s/ Todd Anderman, Attorney-in-Fact for Sanjay Nayak	02/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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