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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-007742"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VERU"
cik: "0000863894"
company_name: "VERU INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T19:57:29.613155+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Veru shareholders approve increase in equity plan shares from 18.5M to 26M

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares from 18,500,000 to 26,000,000.
- All six director nominees (Steiner, Fisch, Rankowitz, Hyun, Lu, Katzovitz) were elected at the Annual Meeting.
- Cherry Bekaert LLP ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending Sep 30, 2025.
- Broker non-votes totaled 40,992,821 shares on the equity plan and director election matters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-007742
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VERU
- cik: 0000863894
- company_name: VERU INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000143774925007742/0001437749-25-007742-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000143774925007742/veru20250314_8k.htm

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