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): August 25, 2025

TRISALUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-39813	85-3009869
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6272 W 91st Ave, Westminster, Colorado		80031
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)

(888) 321-5212

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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, $0.0001 par value	TLSI	Nasdaq Global Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of registrant's common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	TLSIW	Nasdaq Global 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 x

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Item 5.02						Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 25, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”), approved an increase in the annual compensation of Mr. David Patience, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, from the he $450,000 annual base salary indicated in his Executive Employment Agreement dated May 27, 2025 to $550,000, effective immediately.

In addition, on August 28, 2025, the Compensation Committee approved the granting of stock options to purchase 249,899 shares of common stock to Mr. Patience, exercisable at $5.11 per share. The options vest upon the Company achieving or exceeding $75 million of revenue over any twelve (12) consecutive calendar month period period ending on or before December 31, 2027.

SIGNATURES

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


Date: August 29, 2025	TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Mary Szela
		Name:	Mary Szela
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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