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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-161223"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GH"
cik: "0001576280"
company_name: "Guardant Health, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T04:19:21.599925+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Guardant Health shareholders reject advisory say-on-pay; director Krognes gets 28% withhold votes

## Summary
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation failed: 84.6M for, 5.8M against, 0.6M abstain.
- Director nominee Steve Krognes received 64.4M for and 25.6M withheld (approx 28% withhold).
- Other directors Eltoukhy and Talasaz elected with >98% votes for; auditor ratification approved.
- Say-on-pay is non-binding but signals shareholder discontent; Krognes opposition notable.
- Meeting held June 12, 2024; broker non-votes on director and say-on-pay were 6.2M shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-161223
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GH
- cik: 0001576280
- company_name: Guardant Health, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576280/000119312524161223/0001193125-24-161223-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576280/000119312524161223/d846753d8k.htm

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