---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000805928-24-000079"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXGN"
cik: "0000805928"
company_name: "Axogen, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T05:45:09.284343+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axogen shareholders vote down proposal to increase LTIP share reserve; Freitag departs board

## Summary
- Gregory Freitag not re-nominated; Board accelerated vesting of 11,904 RSUs and options for 20,436 shares.
- All nine director nominees elected; average 'For' votes ~27.4M vs ~4.6M withheld.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor approved (35.2M for, 1.3M against, 20k abstain).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved (22.7M for, 9.5M against, 74k abstain).
- Proposal to increase LTIP shares from 8M to 10.5M failed (22.8M for, 9.3M against, 41k abstain).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000805928-24-000079
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXGN
- cik: 0000805928
- company_name: Axogen, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805928/000080592824000079/0000805928-24-000079-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805928/000080592824000079/axgn-20240604.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805928-24-000079
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805928-24-000079.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805928-24-000079.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory Freitag departed as Director at Axogen, Inc..
  - Action: not re-nominated
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Gregory Freitag was not re-nominated for re-election.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805928/000080592824000079/0000805928-24-000079-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.