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): May 18, 2023

VICARIOUS SURGICAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

N/A

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

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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.

Appointment of John Mazzola as Chief Operating Officer

On May 18, 2023, Vicarious Surgical Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of John Mazzola as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of the same day.

Mr. Mazzola, age 60, has served as the Company’s SVP of Operations since March 2022. Mr. Mazzola previously served as Staff Vice President of Manufacturing Operations of BD, a global medical technology company, from January 2018 to March 2022. Before joining BD, Mr. Mazzola served as the Corporate Staff Vice President of Manufacturing Operations of C.R. Bard, a publicly-traded medical technology company, from 2010 through its acquisition by BD in 2017. Mr. Mazzola received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University.

Mr. Mazzola entered into an indemnification agreement in the form the Company has entered into with its other executive officers, which form is filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on September 23, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mazzola and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Mazzola was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Mazzola and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Mazzola’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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.