Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

February 17, 2026

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*
TAYLOR GLEN A
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TAYLOR CORP, 1725 ROE CREST DR
(Street)
N MANKALO MN 56002
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Envoy Medical, Inc. [ COCH ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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
Class A Common Stock 2,526,058 I By Taylor Sports Group(1)
Class A Common Stock 4,810,384 I By GAT Funding, LLC(2)
Class A Common Stock 02/12/2026 P 18,750,000 A $0.4 21,703,607 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
Warrant Shares (Series A-1) $0.4 02/12/2026 P 11,250,000 (3) (4) Class A Common Stock 11,250,000 $0 11,250,000 D
Warrant Shares (Series A-2) $0.4 02/12/2026 P 18,750,000 (3) (5) Class A Common Stock 18,750,000 $0 18,750,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reporting Person is the owner and chairman of Taylor Sports Group.
2. GAT Funding, LLC is an entity controlled by Reporting Person.
3. The Series A-1 Warrants and Series A-2 Warrants (the "Common Warrants") will be exercisable beginning on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the Common Warrants (the "Stockholder Approval Date").
4. The Series A-1 Warrants expire on the earlier of (i) the twenty-four month anniversary of the Stockholder Approval Date and (ii) thirty days following the date the Company publicly announces that it has submitted a Premarket Approval Application (PMA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Acclaim cochlear implant (the "Series A-1 Milestone Event").
5. The Series A-2 Warrants expire on the earlier of (i) the sixty-month anniversary of the Stockholder Approval Date and (ii) thirty days following the date the Company publicly announces that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Acclaim cochlear implant (the "Series A-2 Milestone Event").
/s/ Glen A. Taylor 02/16/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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