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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 21, 2025

Cassava Sciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-41905	91-1911336
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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

Austin, Texas 78731

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 501-2444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

☐	Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐	Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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, $0.001 par value		SAVA		NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ☐

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

Cassava Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on October 22, 2025 (the “Form 8-K”) to report the appointment of Dawn C. Bir to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). At the time the Form 8-K was filed, the Board had not yet made a determination regarding Board committee assignments for Ms. Bir.

The Form 8-K is hereby amended solely to report that on December 18, 2025, the Board appointed Ms. Bir as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee, effective as of such date.

9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report.

Exhibit No.		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	CASSAVA SCIENCES, INC.
	a Delaware corporation

Date: December 22, 2025
	By:	/s/ ERIC J. SCHOEN
		Eric J. Schoen
		Chief Financial Officer

Amendment: SEC Form 8-K/A filed by Cassava Sciences Inc.