---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-166256"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APLS"
cik: "0001492422"
company_name: "Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T05:06:40.241601+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Apellis shareholders re-elect Dunlop and Machiels as directors, ratify auditor and approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- A. Sinclair Dunlop re-elected with 67,011,560 for vs 19,188,626 against, 8,818,334 broker non-votes.
- Alec Machiels re-elected with 63,755,893 for vs 22,444,293 against, 8,818,334 broker non-votes.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2022: 75,696,485 for, 19,169,304 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 84,569,740 for, 1,617,364 against, 13,081 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-166256
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APLS
- cik: 0001492422
- company_name: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-02T23:59:59+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/1492422/000119312522166256/0001193125-22-166256-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1492422/000119312522166256/d317429d8k.htm

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