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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-017110"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VCEL"
cik: "0000887359"
company_name: "Vericel Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T23:26:24.441690+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vericel shareholders approve 5.09M share increase in 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan and 2M share ESPP

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 5,088,095 share increase under Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
- Shareholders approved 2,000,000 share increase under Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- All seven director nominees elected with >96% votes in favor; abstentions/withheld minimal.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with about 88.7% of votes cast.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal 2025 approved with 96.1%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-017110
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VCEL
- cik: 0000887359
- company_name: Vericel Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000114036125017110/0001140361-25-017110-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000114036125017110/ef20048395_8k.htm

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