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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): March 18, 2025

 

VICARIOUS SURGICAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39384   87-2678169
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

78 Fourth Avenue    
Waltham, Massachusetts    02451
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 868-1700

 

N/A

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on
which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   RBOT   The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   RBOT WS   The New York Stock Exchange

 

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

 

On March 18, 2025, Randy Clark resigned as President of Vicarious Surgical Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of April 25, 2025.

 

In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Mr. Clark to the Board, effective as of April 25, 2025, pending customary conflict checks. Mr. Clark will serve for a term to continue until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Mr. Clark’s biography is set forth in our Schedule 14A Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024, and which biography is incorporated herein by reference.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Clark and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Clark was appointed as a director. There are no transactions to which the Company is a party and in which Mr. Clark has a material interest that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Clark has no family relations with any directors or executive officers of the Company.

 

Mr. Clark will be entitled to the standard compensation paid by the Company to all of its nonemployee directors under the Company’s Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director Compensation Policy (pro-rated as applicable to reflect the actual time Mr. Clark will serve on the Board for the year).

 

Mr. Clark will also enter into an indemnification agreement in the form the Company has entered into with its other nonemployee directors, which form is filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on September 30, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD.

 

On March 24, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Clark’s transition from President to a member of its Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and 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 of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is furnished and not filed:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release dated March 24, 2025.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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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.

 

  VICARIOUS SURGICAL INC.
     
  By:  /s/ Adam Sachs
  Name:  Adam Sachs
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: March 24, 2025

 

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EX-99.1 2 ea023546701ex99-1_vicarious.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 24, 2025

Exhibit 99.1

 

Vicarious Surgical Announces President Transition to Board Member Role

 

WALTHAM, Mass.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) – March 24, 2025 – Vicarious Surgical Inc. (“Vicarious Surgical” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RBOT, RBOT WS), a next-generation robotics technology company seeking to improve lives by transforming robotic surgery, today announced that Company President, Randy Clark, will transition to Board Member, effective April 25, 2025, pending customary conflict checks.

 

As President, Mr. Clark directed critical business functions, including product development, operations, clinical regulatory, quality affairs, and human resources. He spearheaded the strategic development of Vicarious Surgical’s manufacturing capabilities, establishing key partnerships and strengthening the supply chain. Notably, he implemented key personnel realignment, streamlined business processes, and formalized workflows and standardized procedures in order to position the Company for its next phase of growth.

 

“Under Randy’s leadership as President, Vicarious Surgical has made significant strides in building a strong foundation for future growth,” said Adam Sachs, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. “We are incredibly grateful for his dedication and are delighted that he will continue to contribute his invaluable expertise and strategic vision as a member of our Board of Directors. This transition allows us to retain his insights while evolving our leadership structure to best serve the Company's strategic and capital needs.”

 

Mr. Clark stated, “I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Vicarious Surgical team and Board. I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together, and for that, Vicarious Surgical is now exceptionally well-positioned to execute its strategy and achieve its milestones. It's precisely because of this strong foundation that I feel comfortable transitioning to a new role, knowing I'll remain a part of the Vicarious Surgical journey, supporting the Company in a different capacity as we move forward.”

 

About Vicarious Surgical

 

Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical is a next-generation robotics company, developing a unique disruptive technology with the multiple goals of substantially increasing the efficiency of surgical procedures, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs. The Company’s novel surgical approach uses proprietary human-like surgical robots to virtually transport surgeons inside the patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. The Company is led by an experienced team of technologists, medical device professionals and physicians, and is backed by technology luminaries including Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla’s Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd and Philip Liang’s E15 VC. The Company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Learn more at www.vicarioussurgical.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein, are forward-looking statements that reflect the current beliefs and expectations of management. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside Vicarious Surgical’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the ability to maintain the listing of Vicarious Surgical’s Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange; the approval, commercialization and adoption of Vicarious Surgical’s initial product candidates and the success of its single-port surgical robot, called the Vicarious Surgical System, and any of its future product candidates and service offerings; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the ability of Vicarious Surgical to raise financing in the future; the success, cost and timing of Vicarious Surgical’s product and service development activities; the potential attributes and benefits of Vicarious Surgical’s product candidates and services; Vicarious Surgical’s ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for the Vicarious Surgical System, and any related restrictions and limitations of any approved product; the size and duration of human clinical trials for the Vicarious Surgical System; Vicarious Surgical’s ability to identify, in-license or acquire additional technology; Vicarious Surgical’s ability to maintain its existing license, manufacture, supply and distribution agreements; Vicarious Surgical’s ability to compete with other companies currently marketing or engaged in the development of products and services that Vicarious Surgical is currently marketing or developing; the size and growth potential of the markets for Vicarious Surgical’s product candidates and services, and its ability to serve those markets, either alone or in partnership with others; the pricing of Vicarious Surgical’s product candidates and services and reimbursement for medical procedures conducted using its product candidates and services; the Company’s estimates regarding expenses, revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; Vicarious Surgical’s financial performance; economic downturns, political and market conditions and their potential to adversely affect Vicarious Surgical’s business, financial condition and results of operations; Vicarious Surgical’s intellectual property rights and its ability to protect or enforce those rights, and the impact on its business, results and financial condition if it is unsuccessful in doing so; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in Vicarious Surgical’s filings with the SEC. Vicarious Surgical cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Vicarious Surgical does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

Investor Contact

Kaitlyn Brosco

Vicarious Surgical

Kbrosco@vicarioussurgical.com

 

Media Inquiries

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