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accession: "0000950170-23-043680"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001564824"
company_name: "Allakos Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T06:11:49.701014+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Allakos amends bylaws to enhance shareholder nomination procedures and adopt universal proxy rules

## Summary
- Enhanced procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements for stockholder director nominations and other business proposals.
- Updated provisions to address SEC universal proxy rules for stockholder nominees for director elections.
- Revised meeting procedures to conform to recent Delaware General Corporation Law amendments (quorum, notice, proxy, stockholder list).
- Updated director, committee, and officer provisions; allowed Board action by written consent under new DGCL.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-043680
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001564824
- company_name: Allakos Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564824/000095017023043680/0000950170-23-043680-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564824/000095017023043680/allk-20230817.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Allakos Inc.: Amended and restated bylaws to enhance procedural mechanics for stockholder nominations, update universal proxy rules, and conform to Delaware law amendments (effective 2023-08-17).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-08-17
  source text: On August 17, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Allakos Inc. (“Allakos”) approved Allakos’ Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). The Amended and Restated Bylaws were amended and restated to, among other things: • enhance procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements in connection with stockholder nominations of directors and submissions of proposals regarding other business at Allakos’ annual meeting of stockholders (except for proposals properly made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), including by requiring additional background information and disclosures regarding proposing stockholders, proposed nominees and business, and other persons related to a stockholder’s solicitation of proxies; • change certain provisions relating to stockholder nominees for election as a director to address the universal proxy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission; • revise certain additional procedures rela
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564824/000095017023043680/0000950170-23-043680-index.htm

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