CASSAVA SCIENCES INC

Regulatory Filings • Mar 25, 2025

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 25, 2025

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Cassava Sciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-41905	91-1911336
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Postal Address Country=

6801 N Capital of Texas Highway, Building 1; Suite 300

Austin , Texas 78731

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Phone Number

( 512 ) 501-2444

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Former Name

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Checkboxes

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Securities Table

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, $0.001 par value	SAVA	NASDAQ Capital Market

Emerging Growth Company

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. ☐

8-K Items

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 25, 2025, Cassava Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release related to the matters discussed in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “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 such section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any 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 a filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 25, 2025, the Company announced that the topline results from the Phase 3 REFOCUS-ALZ study of simufilam in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease did not meet each of the pre-specified co-primary, secondary and exploratory biomarker endpoints. The Company also announced its decision to discontinue all efforts to develop simufilam for Alzheimer’s disease and to phase out its Alzheimer’s disease development program.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Cassava Sciences, Inc., dated March 25, 2025
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Signatures

SIGNATURE

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.

	Cassava Sciences, Inc.
	a Delaware corporation
Date: March 25, 2025	By:	/s/ Eric J. Schoen
		Eric J. Schoen
		Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

(512) 501-2444 Form 8-KMarch 25, 2025