# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001182567
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-082702
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 6854
**Document Hash:** 831fe0514e6d714fcbb5d2eb3d1193cc
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-082702.hdr.sgml**: 20250825

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-082702

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250821

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250825

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250825

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GOLDMAN NEAL I
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001182567

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-23329
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251252519

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE
- **CITY:** MORRISVILLE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27560
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CHARLES & COLVARD LTD
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001015155
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** JEWELRY, SILVERWARE & PLATED WARE [3910]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 561928817
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NC
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE
- **CITY:** MORRISVILLE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27560
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9194680399

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE
- **CITY:** MORRISVILLE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27560

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** C3 INC /NC/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970829

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] 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 for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>GOLDMAN NEAL I<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>MORRISVILLE, NC 27560<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-08-21 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>CHARLES & COLVARD LTD [ CTHR ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111777 | D |  |
| Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12000 | I | By Neal Goldman IRA |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Restricted Stock Award | 0<sup>(1)</sup> | 2025-08-21 |  | A |  | 24000 |  | <sup>(2)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Common stock<sup>(2)</sup> | 24000 | $0 | 24000 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) The restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the "Issuer") Fiscal 2026 Executive Incentive Program. The reporting person will elect within one week of the Issuer's filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 to either receive (1) 65% of the restricted stock, which will convert into the Issuer's common stock upon the vesting parameters outlined in footnote 2 below and the remaining 35% of the restricted stock will be converted into a cash bonus award; or (2) 100% of the restricted stock, which will convert into the Issuer's common stock upon the vesting parameters outlined in footnote 2 below. However, the two options noted above can be changed for future vesting tranches no less than three months before such vesting event.

(2) Represents restricted stock vesting quarterly over one year beginning October 1, 2025, however the October 1, 2025 and the January 1, 2026 tranches will both vest on January 1, 2026 for a total of 12,000 shares of restricted stock vesting on January 1, 2026, and the remaining two tranches will vest quarterly thereafter.

**Signature:** /s/ Clint J. Pete, Attorney-in-Fact  
**Date:** 2025-08-25

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* 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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**