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accession: "0001193125-26-399545"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APVO"
cik: "0001671584"
company_name: "Aptevo Therapeutics Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-23T20:43:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-23T20:44:15.483347+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aptevo shareholders approve stock issuance and incentive plan; reject charter amendment

## Summary
- Proposal 2 to issue >20% of common stock via warrant reload/private placement approved: 319,306 for, 100,098 against.
- Proposal 3 (Fifth Amended 2018 Stock Incentive Plan) approved: 331,590 for, 82,399 against.
- Proposal 1 (technical charter amendment) failed: 654,005 for, 93,851 against, 4,759 abstain.
- Proposal 4 to adjourn Special Meeting approved: 639,823 for, 92,829 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-399545
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APVO
- cik: 0001671584
- company_name: Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-23T20:43:06+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/1671584/000119312526399545/0001193125-26-399545-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1671584/000119312526399545/apvo-20260922.htm

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