Agenus Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

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): June 11, 2024

 

 

AGENUS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			000-29089	06-1562417
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, Massachusetts				02421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 781 674-4400

 

(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:

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, $0.01 par value per share		AGEN		The Nasdaq Global Market

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 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Agenus Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 11, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 14,463,269 shares of common stock, representing 69% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were present at the Annual Meeting or represented by valid proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024: (i) to elect Susan Hirsch as a Class III director for a term of three years expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proposal 1”); (ii) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“Proposal 2”); (iii) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended) to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 38,750 shares to 63,750 shares (“Proposal 3”); (iv) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 4”); and (v) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 (“Proposal 5”).

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the Class III director nominee recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting.

 

The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Class III Director Nominee		For			Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Susan Hirsch		9,258,873			1,018,060		4,186,336

 

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
7,717,389		2,466,405		93,139		4,186,336

 

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 3. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
9,009,980		1,206,077		60,876		4,186,336

 

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 4. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
8,811,608		1,193,315		272,010		4,186,336

 

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 5. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
13,609,986		687,217		166,066		N/A

In consideration of the results of the vote on Proposal 5, the Company has determined that it will conduct the advisory vote annually.

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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.

Date:	June 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Christine M. Klaskin
			Christine M. Klaskin, VP Finance

 

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