Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Potashnick Robert 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Envoy Medical, Inc. [COCH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O 4875 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2026 (Street) WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 02/12/2026 P 212,500 A $0.4 212,500 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$0.53

(1)

02/05/2036

Class A Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Warrant (right to buy)

$0.4

02/12/2026

P

127,500

(2)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

127,500

$ 0

127,500

D

Warrant (right to buy)

$0.4

02/12/2026

P

212,500

(2)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

212,500

$ 0

212,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Potashnick Robert C/O 4875 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110			Interim CFO

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Nick as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Potashnick pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith.		02/16/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options to purchase 3,750 shares vest on 2/5/2027, and 11,250 shares vest pro rata on the 5th of each month thereafter for 36 consecutive months.
(2)	Exercisable upon shareholder approval of the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants.
(3)	The Series A-1 Warrants expire on the earlier of (i) two years from the initial exercise date and (ii) 30 days after the date on which the Company announces that it has submitted a Premarket Approval Application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Acclaim CI Device.
(4)	The Series A-2 Warrants expire on the earlier of (i) five years from the initial exercise date and (ii) 30 days after the date on which the Company announces that it has received FDA approval for its Acclaim CI Device.

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