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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001600620-25-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AUPH"
cik: "0001600620"
company_name: "Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T05:03:37.908568+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aurinia shareholders approve amended equity plan, elect directors at 2025 AGM

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amended Equity Incentive Plan (20,836,773 Plan Shares) at May 15, 2025 AGM.
- All six director nominees elected: Kevin Tang, Jeffrey Bailey, Kathy Goetz, Peter Greenleaf, Craig Johnson, Tina Nova.
- Shareholders ratified PwC as auditor (88.3M for, 5.5M against) and approved say-on-pay (58.9M for, 17.2M against).
- Bylaw amendment effective May 15, 2025 gives shareholders right to set the number of directors.
- Plan imposes minimum one-year vesting; up to 5% of Plan Shares may be granted with shorter vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001600620-25-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AUPH
- cik: 0001600620
- company_name: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062025000057/0001600620-25-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062025000057/auph-20250515.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Effective May 15, 2025, the Company's Bylaw No. 2 was amended to provide shareholders the right to set the number of directors (effective 2025-05-15).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2025-05-15
  source text: Pursuant to the operation of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), effective May 15, 2025 the Company's Bylaw No. 2 (the "Bylaws") were amended to provide shareholders of the Company the right to set the number of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062025000057/0001600620-25-000057-index.htm

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