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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4
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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 *
GOWER BOB G
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. [ENSC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 7946 IVANHOE AVENUE, SUITE 201
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/23/2026
(Street)
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
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
Common Stock 04/23/2026 P 508,614 A $0.484 516,740(1) D
Common Stock 08/07/2026 P 400,000 A $0.495 916,740 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
Warrant $0.484 04/23/2026 C 254,307 04/23/2026 04/23/2028 Common Stock 254,307 (2) 289,836 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GOWER BOB G
C/O ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
7946 IVANHOE AVENUE, SUITE 201
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
X

Signatures

/s/ Bob G. Gower 08/18/2026
**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) The total of securities reported as beneficially owned reflects two reverse stock splits effected by the Issuer subsequent to the last filing on Form 4 by the Reporting Person.
(2) Amendment and conversion, without payment of additional consideration, of two senior convertible promissory notes, aggregate principal amount $216,000, issued in 2023 into 254,307 shares of common stock as reported in Table 1 above and a warrant to purchase 254,307 shares of common stock as reported in Table II above. In April 2026, the outstanding principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, was $246,169.
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