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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-087696"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CADL"
cik: "0001841387"
company_name: "Candel Therapeutics, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T03:23:43.667877+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Candel shareholders elect three Class I directors, ratify KPMG as auditor

## Summary
- Renee Gaeta, Gary J. Nabel, and Joseph C. Papa elected as Class I directors for three-year terms (for/withheld: 13.7M/2.3M, 11.6M/4.4M, 12.8M/3.2M).
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY2025 passed with 32.2M for, 199K against, 240K abstain.
- Broker non-votes on director election totaled 16.7M shares; record date shares outstanding 49.3M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-087696
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CADL
- cik: 0001841387
- company_name: Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-18T23:59:59+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/1841387/000095017025087696/0000950170-25-087696-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841387/000095017025087696/cadl-20250617.htm

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