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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-178083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WVE"
cik: "0001631574"
company_name: "Wave Life Sciences Ltd."
filed_at: "2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T15:29:57.032516+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wave Life Sciences shareholders approve 8M share increase to equity plan

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 8M share increase to 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (105.9M for, 24.6M against).
- All nine director nominees re-elected, including Paul Bolno and Christian Henry.
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2025 with 144.5M votes for.
- Advisory executive compensation vote passed with 129.6M for; shareholders favored annual frequency (130.2M for one-year).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-178083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WVE
- cik: 0001631574
- company_name: Wave Life Sciences Ltd.
- filed_at: 2025-08-11T23:59:59+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/1631574/000119312525178083/0001193125-25-178083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1631574/000119312525178083/d35789d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-178083.txt

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