Socket Mobile director reports stock compensation grants

Lazarev Ivan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

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Lazarev Ivan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

SOCKET MOBILE, INC. director Ivan Lazarev reported two stock award transactions involving common stock on August 6, 2026. The Board approved a Director Compensation Program allowing directors to receive common stock instead of cash fees, under which Lazarev received 2,000 shares at $1.00 per share, compared with a closing market price of $0.39 per share.

On the same date, 1,000 additional shares of common stock were granted to the new Audit Committee Chair and valued at the $0.39 per share closing market price. Both transactions are classified as grants or awards and are reported as direct ownership.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 3,000 shares

Grant/Award 2 txns

Insider Lazarev Ivan

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock F1	2,000	$1.00	$2K
Grant/Award	Common Stock F2	1,000	$0.39	$390.00

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 116,560 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. Effective August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors approved a Director Compensation Program allowing Directors to receive common stock in lieu of cash compensation. The shares were granted at $1.00 per share, compared with the closing market price of $0.39 per share.
2. F2. Shares were granted to the new Audit Committee Chair and valued at the closing market price of $0.39 per share.

Key Figures

Director grant shares: 2,000 shares Director grant price: $1.00 per share Closing market price: $0.39 per share +2 more

5 metrics

Director grant shares 2,000 shares Common stock granted to director at $1.00 per share on August 6, 2026

Director grant price $1.00 per share Price used for director stock in lieu of cash compensation

Closing market price $0.39 per share Closing market price referenced for comparison and valuation on August 6, 2026

Audit Chair grant shares 1,000 shares Common stock granted to new Audit Committee Chair at closing market price

Audit Chair grant price $0.39 per share Grant valued at the closing market price for new Audit Committee Chair

Key Terms

Director Compensation Program, closing market price, Audit Committee Chair

3 terms

Director Compensation Program financial

"the Board of Directors approved a Director Compensation Program allowing Directors"

closing market price financial

"compared with the closing market price of $0.39 per share"

Audit Committee Chair financial

"Shares were granted to the new Audit Committee Chair and valued"

The audit committee chair leads a board committee responsible for overseeing a company's financial reporting, internal controls, and relationships with external auditors. Acting like the head of a financial quality-control team, the chair organizes meetings, sets agendas, and guides review of accounting policies, audit findings, and risk disclosures. Investors watch this role because it influences the credibility and transparency of the company’s financial statements and regulatory compliance.

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What did SOCKET MOBILE (SCKT) director Ivan Lazarev report on this Form 4?

Ivan Lazarev reported two stock award transactions in SOCKET MOBILE common stock on August 6, 2026, both classified as grants or awards of directly owned shares under a director compensation structure.

How many SOCKET MOBILE (SCKT) shares were granted to Ivan Lazarev and at what price?

Lazarev received 2,000 shares of SOCKET MOBILE common stock at $1.00 per share under a Director Compensation Program that allows stock in lieu of cash fees, with the grant compared to a $0.39 closing market price.

What is the Director Compensation Program mentioned in the SOCKET MOBILE (SCKT) Form 4?

The company’s Board approved a Director Compensation Program effective August 6, 2026, allowing directors to receive common stock instead of cash compensation, with one grant priced at $1.00 per share versus a $0.39 closing market price.

What stock grant was reported for the new Audit Committee Chair at SOCKET MOBILE (SCKT)?

The filing notes a grant of 1,000 shares of common stock to the new Audit Committee Chair, valued at the $0.39 per share closing market price on August 6, 2026, and reported as a grant or award transaction.

Were the SOCKET MOBILE (SCKT) Form 4 transactions market purchases or compensation awards?

Both reported transactions are classified as grant or award acquisitions of common stock, tied to director compensation, rather than open-market purchases, and are reported as directly owned shares for the involved director and committee chair.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 08/10/2026 - 04:11 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

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^*

Lazarev Ivan

(Last) (First) (Middle)

40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR

(Street)

FREMONT CALIFORNIA 94538

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOCKET MOBILE, INC. [ SCKT ]

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

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

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2026

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

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

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

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	08/06/2026		A(1)		2,000	A	$1	115,560	D
Common Stock	08/06/2026		A(2)		1,000	A	$0.39	116,560	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. Effective August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors approved a Director Compensation Program allowing Directors to receive common stock in lieu of cash compensation. The shares were granted at $1.00 per share, compared with the closing market price of $0.39 per share.

2. Shares were granted to the new Audit Committee Chair and valued at the closing market price of $0.39 per share.

	/s/ Ivan Lazarev	08/10/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)