---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001447028-25-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABUS"
cik: "0001447028"
company_name: "Arbutus Biopharma Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T13:47:35.580543+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arbutus shareholders elect all five director nominees, approve say-on-pay and auditor at 2025 AGM

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected: Androski, Beardsley, Bishop, Gline, Hasija (avg 123M votes for).
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed (122.8M for, 7.0M against).
- Appointment of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2025 ratified (157.7M for).
- Broker non-votes (28.2M) were present on director and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001447028-25-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABUS
- cik: 0001447028
- company_name: Arbutus Biopharma Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447028/000144702825000104/0001447028-25-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447028/000144702825000104/abus-20250521.htm

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