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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-125872"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPRX"
cik: "0001369568"
company_name: "CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T13:36:30.150447+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Catalyst Pharmaceuticals announces board election results and director O'Keeffe retirement at annual meeting

## Summary
- Richard J. Daly, McEnany, Denkhaus, Harper, Thompson, Tierney elected to board; O'Keeffe retired after 20+ years, no disagreement.
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (85.4M for, 4.0M against).
- Advisory vote on 2024 executive compensation passed (82.7M for, 6.5M against).
- Grant Thornton LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2025 (99.9M for, 1.2M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-125872
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPRX
- cik: 0001369568
- company_name: CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1369568/000119312525125872/0001193125-25-125872-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1369568/000119312525125872/d940123d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125872
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125872.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125872.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles B. O'Keeffe departed as Director at CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC..
  - Action: did not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: As previously reported, Charles B. O’Keeffe, an independent member of the Board, did not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1369568/000119312525125872/0001193125-25-125872-index.htm

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