Sec Form 4 Filing - JOHNSON SABRINA MARTUCCI @ Dare Bioscience, Inc. - 2026-02-18

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person JOHNSON SABRINA MARTUCCI 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dare Bioscience, Inc. [ DARE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chef Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3655 NOBEL DRIVE, SUITE 260 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/18/2026 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA92122 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock $ 2.5 02/18/2026( 1 ) A 10,800 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Common stock 21,600 ( 4 ) 10,800 D Common Stock Warrant (right to buy) $ 4 02/18/2026( 1 ) A 21,600 ( 2 ) ( 5 ) Common stock 21,600 ( 4 ) 21,600 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other JOHNSON SABRINA MARTUCCI 3655 NOBEL DRIVE SUITE 260 SAN DIEGO, CA92122 X Chef Executive Officer Signatures /s/ Sabrina Martucci Johnson 02/20/2026 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This date is the date on which the reporting person subscribed to purchase the securities. The securities will be issued at a future date when the Issuer accepts the reporting person's subscription. ( 2 )This security is convertible or exercisable, as applicable, at any time after issuance. ( 3 )The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock) is perpetual and has no expiration date. The Issuer has the option to redeem the Preferred Stock and the right to require the conversion of the Preferred Stock into shares of the common stock of the Issuer (the Common Stock), in each case, subject to specified conditions. ( 4 )The reported securities are included within 10,800 Investor Units (the Units) purchased by the reporting person in the Regulation A offering of the Issuer for $5 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Preferred Stock, each of which is initially convertible into two shares of Common Stock, and two warrants, each to purchase one share of Common Stock. ( 5 )This security expires on the 36-month anniversary of the date of issuance.

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