---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-053666"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VCEL"
cik: "0000887359"
company_name: "Vericel Corp"
filed_at: "2022-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T02:58:28.737506+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vericel shareholders approve 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, re-elect all directors

## Summary
- Elected 8 directors: Zerbe, Rubino, Hagen, Gilman, McLaughlin, Wotton, Wright, Colangelo (each >35M votes for).
- Approved 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan reserving 5,572,710 shares for future equity awards.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed (34.8M for, 5.5M against).
- Ratified PwC as independent auditor for FY2022 (42.0M for, 1.1M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-053666
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VCEL
- cik: 0000887359
- company_name: Vericel Corp
- filed_at: 2022-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000110465922053666/0001104659-22-053666-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000110465922053666/tm2213824d1_8k.htm

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