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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 10, 2023

Vericel Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan |  |  | 001-35280 |  | 94-3096597
(State or other jurisdiction of |  |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation) |  |  |  |  |

| 64 Sidney Street |  |  |
| Cambridge, | MA | 02139 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 588-5555

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value |  | VCEL |  | NASDAQ

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In connection with its participation in the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference, on January 10, 2023, Vericel Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release and updated its corporate presentation, both of which include estimates of operating and financial results as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as other updates regarding its business.

Because the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, have not been finalized or audited, these preliminary statements regarding the Company’s operating and financial results as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, are subject to change and the Company’s actual results as of the end of this period may differ materially from this preliminary estimate. Accordingly, stockholders should not place undue reliance on this preliminary estimate. A copy of the Company’s January 10, 2023, press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”).

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth in Item 2.02 of this Report is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The Company will participate in the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, which is being held on Wednesday, January 11, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time, and has updated the corporate presentation that the Company intends to use at the conference. The Company may use this updated corporate presentation in meetings with investors from time to time as well. The Company’s updated corporate presentation includes disclosure regarding the Company’s estimated, preliminary and unaudited full-year revenue for fiscal year 2022, its estimated cash and investments balance as of December 31, 2022, and additional financial and business updates.

A copy of the Company’s updated corporate presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release, dated January 10, 2023, titled “Vericel Announces Preliminary Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results and Accelerated Launch Timeline for MACI Arthroscopic Program”
99.2 |  | Vericel Corporation Presentation, dated January 10, 2023
104 * |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL)

* Furnished herewith

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release, dated January 10, 2023, titled “Vericel Announces Preliminary Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results and Accelerated Launch Timeline for MACI Arthroscopic Program”
99.2 |  | Vericel Corporation Presentation, dated January 10, 2023
104 * |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL)

* Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| Vericel Corporation
Date: January 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Sean C. Flynn
|  | Name: Sean C. Flynn
|  | Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary