8-K
filed May 18, 2026, 2:15 PM ET
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CIK 0001515673
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
Ultragenyx shareholders OK 14.5M-share equity plan; re-elect directors
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Third Amended and Restated 2023 Incentive Plan approved; up to 14.5M new shares available plus shares from prior plans.
- Emil Kakkis, Shehnaaz Suliman, Daniel G. Welch re-elected as Class I directors to serve until 2029 Annual Meeting.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor; advisory 'say-on-pay' proposal passed with 70.9M votes for.
- Director compensation limit set at $900k per year ($1.5M for first year or Chair/Lead Director).
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Accounting Firm At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The votes on Proposal 3 were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 84,551,399 221,802 13,187
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Third A&R 2023 Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 2 – Approval of the Third A&R 2023 Plan At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Third A&R 2023 Plan. The votes on Proposal 2 were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 50,659,150 22,888,600 26,748 11,211,890
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class I Directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Class I Directors At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the Class I director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected. The votes on Proposal 1 were as follows: Class I Director Nominees Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. 72,517,613 1,056,885 11,211,890 Shehnaaz Suliman, M.D. 65,801,638 7,772,860 11,211,890 Daniel G. Welch 66,301,426 7,273,072 11,211,890
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. shareholders approved Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-14
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 4 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote to Approve Executive Compensation At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of a resolution approving the compensation the Company pays to its “named executive officers” as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes on Proposal 4 were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 70,945,277 2,594,517 34,704 11,211,890
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