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 1521, 2026

BIOCARDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-38999		23-2753988
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

320 Soquel Way Sunnyvale, California 94085
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 226-0120

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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, par value $0.001	BCDA	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock	BCDAW	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 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter) ☐

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Item 27.~~02.~~01 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure.

On May 1521, 2026, BioCardia, Inc. issued a press release announcing ~~its~~the ~~financial~~oral presentation of the results ~~for~~of the ~~quarter~~CardiAMP Cell ~~ended~~Therapy ~~March~~in 31Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial (CardiAMP CMI) preliminary open label cohort at Euro PCR, ~~2026~~a leading interventional cardiovascular medicine conference held in Paris. AThe ~~copy~~presentation was made by Dr. Amish Raval, M.D., Professor of ~~the~~Medicine ~~press~~at ~~release~~University isof ~~furnished~~Wisconsin asSchool ~~Exhibit~~of ~~99.1~~Medicine toand ~~this~~Public ~~report~~Health.

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A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1 104		BioCardia, Inc. press release dated May 15, 2026 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
99.1		BioCardia, Inc. press release dated May 21, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

BIOCARDIA, INC. /s/ Peter Altman, Ph.D. Peter Altman, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Date: May 1521, 2026

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