8-K
filed June 15, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker AGEN
CIK 0001098972
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Agenus stockholders elect directors, approve ESPP share increase to 2M shares
AGENUS INC
- All three Class II director nominees elected: Garo H. Armen, Susan Hirsch, Ulf Wiinberg (each >190M for, 0 against).
- Amendment to 2019 ESPP approved (189.7M for, 13.7M against), doubling authorized shares from 1M to 2M.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed (181.3M for, 19.2M against, 3.8M abstain).
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY2023 approved (245.1M for, 5.8M against).
- Stockholders recommended annual frequency for future advisory votes on exec compensation; company will hold annual votes.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AGENUS INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-06-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-12
Exact text from the filing
For Proposal 5, the Company’s stockholders recommended future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers annually. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 144,789,017 1,248,664 53,203,682 5,075,670 48,721,597
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AGENUS INC shareholders approved Approve amendment to Company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase shares from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 at the 2023-06-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-12
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 189,724,965 13,716,185 876,063 48,721,597
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AGENUS INC shareholders approved Ratify appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-06-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-12
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 4. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 245,143,313 5,803,615 2,091,882 N/A
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AGENUS INC shareholders approved Election of Garo H. Armen, Susan Hirsch, and Ulf Wiinberg as Class II directors at the 2023-06-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-12
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders approved the Class II director nominees recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted for the Class II directors as follows: Class I Director Nominees For Against Withheld Broker Non-Votes Garo H. Armen 192,604,048 0 11,713,165 48,721,597 Susan Hirsch 193,910,825 0 10,406,388 48,721,597 Ulf Wiinberg 190,912,519 0 13,404,694 48,721,597
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
AGENUS INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-06-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-12
Exact text from the filing
The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 3. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 181,293,807 19,195,313 3,828,093 48,721,597
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