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): ~~May~~August 1408, 2025

Surrozen, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-39635	30-1374889
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

171 Oyster Point Blvd Suite 400
South San Francisco, California		94080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: +1 (650) 489-9000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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, $0.0001 par value per share	SRZN	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one-fifteenth of a share of Common Stock	SRZNW	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 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. ☐

Item 52.0702 SubmissionResults of MattersOperations toand aFinancial Vote of Security HoldersCondition.

On ~~May~~August 148, 2025, Surrozen, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~held~~issued ~~its~~a ~~2025~~press ~~Annual~~release ~~Meeting~~announcing ofits ~~Stockholders~~financial ~~(“Annual~~results ~~Meeting”). A total of 3,281,169 shares of the Company's common stock were entitled to vote as of March 19, 2025, the record date~~ for the ~~Annual~~quarter ~~Meeting,~~ended ofJune ~~which 2~~30,~~308,787~~ ~~shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting~~2025. ~~Proxies~~A ~~for~~copy ~~the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a)~~ of the ~~Securities~~press ~~Exchange~~release ~~Act~~is ofattached ~~1934,~~ as ~~amended,~~Exhibit ~~and~~99.1 ~~there~~to ~~was~~this noCurrent ~~solicitation~~Report inon ~~opposition~~Form ~~of management’s solicitation~~8-K.

AtThe information set forth under this “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” (including the ~~Annual~~exhibit ~~Meeting,~~referenced herein) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the ~~stockholders~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company ~~voted~~pursuant onto the ~~following~~Securities ~~proposals:~~Act of 1933, as amended.

theItem election9.01 ofFinancial threeStatements nominees, each to serve as a Class I director of the Company until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until the election and qualification of his or her successor, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation or removal; andExhibits.

~~the~~(d) ~~ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.~~Exhibits

The results of each of the above proposals are discussed further below.Proposal 1 – Election of DirectorsThe votes cast for or withheld for each director nominee, and the number of broker non-votes, were as follows:



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Surrozen, Inc. dated August 8, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Director Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Anna Berkenblit, M.D.	1,351,951	503,791	453,045
Eric Bjerkholt	1,787,859	67,883	453,045
Tim Kutzkey, Ph.D.	1,851,021	4,721	453,045

SIGNATURES

~~Accordingly,~~Pursuant ~~the three nominees listed above were each elected~~ to ~~serve as a Class I director of~~ the ~~Company~~requirements ~~until the 2028 Annual Meeting~~ of ~~Stockholders or until~~ the ~~election~~Securities ~~and~~Exchange ~~qualification~~Act of ~~his or her successor~~1934, ~~subject to his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmThe voting results with respect to~~ the ~~proposal~~registrant tohas ~~ratify~~duly ~~the~~caused ~~appointment~~this ofreport ~~Ernst & Young LLP~~ to ~~serve~~be assigned ~~the~~on ~~Company’s~~its ~~independent~~behalf ~~registered~~by ~~public accounting firm for~~ the ~~fiscal~~undersigned ~~year~~hereunto ~~ending~~duly ~~December 31, 2025 were as follows:~~authorized.

For	Against	Abstain
			SURROZEN, INC.
2,307,951	0	836
Date:	August 8, 2025	By:	/s/ Charles Williams
			Name: Charles WilliamsTitle: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary

Accordingly, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.No other matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

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.

			SURROZEN, INC.
Date:	May 15, 2025	By:	/s/ Charles Williams
			Name: Charles WilliamsTitle: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary

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