8-K
filed June 4, 2026, 4:45 PM ET
ticker CRSP
CIK 0001674416
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
CRSP shareholders approve 2026 equity plan, re-elect all directors at AGM
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
- Shareholders approved 2026 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, reserving shares from prior 2018 plan plus forfeited awards.
- All 11 director nominees re-elected; Samarth Kulkarni re-elected chairman. Ali Behbahani received 35.5M for vs 13.2M against.
- Amendments to articles of association approved, effective June 5, 2026 upon registration in Zug commercial register.
- Ernst & Young AG and Ernst & Young LLP re-elected as statutory auditor and independent registered public accounting firm for FY2026.
- Binding votes passed for board and executive compensation; equity grant for executive committee received ~69% support.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG: Shareholders approved amendments to the Company's articles of association; amended and restated Articles of Association become effective upon registration in the Swiss Commercial Register on or about June 5, 2026, subject to approval by the Swiss Federal Commercial Authority (effective 2026-06-05).
- Change
- charter amendment
- Effective
- 2026-06-05
Exact text from the filing
On June 4, 2026, at the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved amendments to the articles of association of the Company (the “Articles of Association”) as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The Company’s amended and restated Articles of Association become effective upon registration in the Commercial Register in the canton of Zug, Switzerland on or about June 5, 2026, subject to the approval by the Swiss Federal Commercial Authority.
View on SEC.gov
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the 2025 Compensation Report (under Swiss statutory compensation report) at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The endorsement of the 2025 Compensation Report was approved on a non-binding basis. The results of the non-binding vote were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES NUMBER 39,906,651 8,704,469 143,733 22,498,855
View on SEC.gov
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG shareholders approved Discharge of the Members of the Company's Board of Directors and Executive Committee at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The discharge of the members of the Company's Board of Directors and the Executive Committee from personal liability for their activities during the year ended December 31, 2025 was approved. The results of the vote were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES NUMBER 48,379,678 262,761 112,414 22,498,855
View on SEC.gov
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG shareholders approved Approval of the Appropriation of Financial Results at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The proposal to carry forward the net loss resulting from the appropriation of financial results was approved. The results of the vote were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES NUMBER 70,554,606 415,599 283,503 0
View on SEC.gov
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG shareholders approved Re-election of Members of the Compensation Committee at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
Ali Behbahani, M.D., H. Edward Fleming, Jr., M.D., John T. Greene and Briggs W. Morrison, M.D. were each duly re-elected as members of the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The results of the election were as follows: NOMINEE FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Ali Behbahani, M.D. 35,458,908 13,198,641 97,304 22,498,855 H. Edward Fleming Jr., M.D. 46,322,476 2,341,513 90,864 22,498,855 John T. Greene 46,319,646 2,326,146 109,061 22,498,855 Briggs W. Morrison, M.D. 45,317,635 3,329,265 107,953 22,498,855
View on SEC.gov
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG shareholders approved Re-election of Members to the Board of Directors and the Chairman at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D., Ali Behbahani, M.D., Maria Fardis, Ph.D., H. Edward Fleming Jr., M.D., Simeon J. George, M.D., John T. Greene, Katherine A. High, M.D., Sandesh Mahatme, LL.M., Briggs W. Morrison, M.D., Christian Rommel, Ph.D. and Douglas A. Treco, Ph.D. were each duly re-elected as members of the Company’s Board of Directors and Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. was duly re-elected as the chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. The results of the election were as follows: NOMINEE FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. 47,043,987 1,628,226 82,640 22,498,855 Ali Behbahani, M.D. 35,498,392 13,174,523 81,938 22,498,855 Maria Fardis, Ph.D. 47,804,457 874,207 76,189 22,498,855 H. Edward Fleming Jr., M.D. 46,977,636 1,686,127 91,090 22,498,855 Simeon J. George, M.D. 47,435,748 1,225,519 93,586 22,498,855 John T. Greene 46,876,367 1,793,109 85,377 22,498,855 Katherine A. High, M.D. 47,779,619 899,787 75,447 22,498,855 Sandesh Mahatme, LL.M. 46,268,964 2,405,580 80,30
View on SEC.gov
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CRISPR Therapeutics AG shareholders approved Approval of the Swiss Management Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Statutory Financial Statements of the Company for the Year Ended December 31, 2025 at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The Swiss management report, the consolidated financial statements and the statutory financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025 were approved. The results of the vote were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES NUMBER 70,716,663 288,652 248,393 0
View on SEC.gov
This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice.
See methodology for how this pipeline works.