Sec Form 4 Filing - Cogley Brian @ Z Squared Inc. - 2026-04-27

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 Cogley Brian 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Z Squared Inc. [ ZSQR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O Z SQUARED INC., 550 SOUTH ANDREWS AVENUE, SUITE 700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/27/2026 (Street) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL33301 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 Stock Option (Right to Buy) ( 1 ) $ 15.2 04/27/2026 A 100,000 ( 1 ) 04/27/2036 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 100,000 D Restricted Stock Units ( 2 ) $ 0 04/27/2026 A 16,447 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 16,447 $ 0 16,447 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Cogley Brian C/O Z SQUARED INC. 550 SOUTH ANDREWS AVENUE, SUITE 700 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL33301 Chief Financial Officer Signatures /s/ Brian Cogley 04/30/2026 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On April 27, 2026, the issuer and the reporting person entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (the "A&R Agreement"), pursuant to which the issuer agreed to grant the reporting person an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. The Stock Option was granted pursuant to Section 3(c) of the A&R Agreement and the Z Squared, Inc. 2025 Incentive Compensation Plan. The Stock Option vests in full on the date the fair market value of the common stock increases by 50% above the grant-date fair market value, as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion, and remains exercisable for ten (10) years from the grant date, subject to earlier termination under the 2025 Plan and applicable award agreement. ( 2 )Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting. The number of RSUs reported was determined by dividing $250,000 by the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on April 27, 2026 (rounded down to the nearest whole share). The RSUs vest in equal quarterly installments over the one-year period commencing on April 27, 2026, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer (or its applicable subsidiary) on each applicable vesting date. The RSUs do not have an expiration date. The RSUs were granted pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2026, by and between the issuer and the reporting person and the Z Squared Inc. 2025 Incentive Compensation Plan.

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