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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-025419"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VHC"
cik: "0001082324"
company_name: "VirnetX Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-16T20:01:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T20:03:41.753677+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VirnetX shareholders approve 1M share increase to 2013 Equity Incentive Plan at annual meeting

## Summary
- Stockholders approved Plan amendment increasing share reserve by 1,000,000 shares to 2,175,000 total; 1,014,822 for, 254,814 against.
- Class I directors Kendall Larsen and Gary W. Feiner re-elected with 1,229,553 and 1,137,272 votes for, respectively.
- Ratification of Farber Hass Hurley LLP as independent auditor for FY 2026 passed with 2,486,962 votes for, 140,839 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 1,177,363 for, 93,643 against, and 4,055 abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-025419
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VHC
- cik: 0001082324
- company_name: VirnetX Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-16T20:01:38+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036126025419/0001140361-26-025419-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036126025419/ef20076289_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  VirnetX Holding Corp shareholders approved Approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 4: Approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,014,822 254,814 5,425 1,364,617
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036126025419/0001140361-26-025419-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VirnetX Holding Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,177,363 93,643 4,055 1,364,617
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036126025419/0001140361-26-025419-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VirnetX Holding Corp shareholders approved Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Kendall Larsen 1,229,553 45,508 1,364,617 Gary W. Feiner 1,137,272 137,789 1,364,617
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036126025419/0001140361-26-025419-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VirnetX Holding Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Farber Hass Hurley LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-12-31
  source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Farber Hass Hurley LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 2,486,962 140,839 11,877
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082324/000114036126025419/0001140361-26-025419-index.htm

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