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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-007015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOOK"
cik: "0001760542"
company_name: "HOOKIPA Pharma Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T07:10:20.615824+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HOOKIPA files Section 205 petition to validate 2022/2023 stockholder actions due to record date errors; hearing Feb 14

## Summary
- Record date for 2022 annual meeting was 78 days before the meeting (April 13 vs. June 30, 2022), violating DGCL 60-day limit.
- Record date for 2023 annual meeting was 66 days before the meeting (April 4 vs. June 9, 2023), also noncompliant.
- Petition seeks validation of 2022 share increase (100M to 200M shares), plan amendment, and director elections from both meetings.
- As of April 2024, over 36.6M shares may be invalid if 2022 amendment is not validated, affecting subsequent corporate actions.
- Delaware Chancery Court will hold final hearing on Feb 14, 2025; stockholders may appear or submit written positions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-007015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOOK
- cik: 0001760542
- company_name: HOOKIPA Pharma Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760542/000110465925007015/0001104659-25-007015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760542/000110465925007015/tm254663d1_8k.htm

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