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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-030023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ICU"
cik: "0001831868"
company_name: "SeaStar Medical Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:26:18.716243+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SeaStar Medical restores CEO, CMO salaries and director retainers after 20% cut; monthly expenses rise ~$50K

## Summary
- CEO Eric Schlorff and CMO Kevin Chung salaries restored to original levels effective Oct 1, 2025.
- Director retainer fees also restored to original levels after 20% reduction in June 2025.
- Monthly operating expenses expected to increase by approximately $50,000 due to these and other actions.
- Board approved the increases on September 23, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-030023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ICU
- cik: 0001831868
- company_name: SeaStar Medical Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831868/000143774925030023/0001437749-25-030023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831868/000143774925030023/icu20250928_8k.htm

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