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accession: "0000950170-25-086758"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TERN"
cik: "0001831363"
company_name: "Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T06:50:21.723588+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Terns Pharmaceuticals elects three directors and ratifies EY as auditor at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- Robert Azelby elected with 56.4M votes for, 3.2M withheld.
- Hongbo Lu elected with 52.0M votes for, 7.6M withheld.
- Heather Turner elected with 58.3M votes for, 1.3M withheld.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2025 passed with 64.8M for, 28.5K against.
- No broker non-votes on ratification; two proposals considered at June 11, 2025 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-086758
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TERN
- cik: 0001831363
- company_name: Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831363/000095017025086758/0000950170-25-086758-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831363/000095017025086758/tern-20250611.htm

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