# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000834365
**File Stem:** 0000834365-25-000018
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 7337
**Document Hash:** 276b0d266f5f0b6734a5ddd5bdabacd1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000834365-25-000018.hdr.sgml**: 20250821

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000834365-25-000018

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250820

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250821

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250821

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000834365
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 943076866
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36362
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251241118

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 310
- **CITY:** BOTHELL
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98021
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4254011400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 310
- **CITY:** BOTHELL
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98021

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BIOLIFE SOLUTION INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030113

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CRYOMEDICAL SCIENCES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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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): **August 20, 2025**

**BioLife Solutions, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-36362** | **94-3076866** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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**3303 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell, WA 98021**

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(425) 402-1400**

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| **N/A** |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |

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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:

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| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of exchange on which registered |
| **Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share** | **BLFS** | **The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |

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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. □

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**Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On August 20, 2025, BioLife Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 23, 2025 (the "Record Date") were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 47,835,214 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The number of shares of the Company's common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 43,063,037. As addressed below, at the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) re-elected each of Roderick de Greef, Catherine Coste, Amy DuRoss, Rachel Ellingson, Joydeep Goswami, Tony Hunt, and Timothy Moore as directors, (ii) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment by the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (the "Audit Committee") of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The following is a tabulation of the voting on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

***Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors.***

Roderick de Greef, Catherine Coste, Amy DuRoss, Rachel Ellingson, Joydeep Goswami, Tony Hunt, and Timothy Moore were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, unless he or she resigns, is removed or otherwise is disqualified from serving as a director of the Company. The voting results were as follows:

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| **Nominee** | **Shares Voted For** | **Shares Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Roderick de Greef | 39608298 | 940390 | 2514349 |
| Catherine Coste | 40460424 | 88264 | 2514349 |
| Amy DuRoss | 39902654 | 646034 | 2514349 |
| Rachel Ellingson | 20731406 | 19817282 | 2514349 |
| Joydeep Goswami | 23021878 | 17526810 | 2514349 |
| Tony Hunt | 39264968 | 1283720 | 2514349 |
| Timothy Moore | 40089287 | 459401 | 2514349 |

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***Proposal No. 2 – Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.***

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers by a non-binding, advisory vote was approved. The voting results were as follows:

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 38,403,856 | 2,060,352 | 84,480 | 2,514,349 |

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***Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the appointment by the Audit Committee of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.***

The ratification of the appointment by the Audit Committee of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was approved. The voting results were as follows:

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 43,024,019 | 11,169 | 27,849 |  |

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**SIGNATURE**

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

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| | **BioLife Solutions, Inc.** | **BioLife Solutions, Inc.** |
| Date: August 21, 2025 | By: | /s/ Troy Wichterman |
|  |  | Name: Troy Wichterman |
|  |  | Title: Chief Financial Officer |

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