---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001600620-26-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AUPH"
cik: "0001600620"
company_name: "Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:18:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:54:22.935741+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aurinia shareholders elect all five director nominees and approve auditor and say-on-pay at 2026 AGM

## Summary
- Five directors elected: Kevin Tang (96.59%), Jeffrey Bailey (95.33%), Kathy Goetz (96.52%), Craig Johnson (86.50%), Tina S. Nova (86.89%).
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor with 89.14% votes for.
- Say-on-pay advisory resolution approved with 93.10% for, 6.05% against, 0.85% abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001600620-26-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AUPH
- cik: 0001600620
- company_name: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:18:37+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062026000053/0001600620-26-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062026000053/auph-20260603.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Proposal 1: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders elected Kevin Tang, Jeffrey Bailey, Kathy Goetz, Craig Johnson and Tina S. Nova to serve as members of the Corporation's board of directors until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2027. Number of Shares Percentage of Votes Cast Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes For Against Withheld/Abstain Kevin Tang 68,889,411 2,434,090 16,049,984 96.59% 0.00% 3.41% Jeffrey Bailey 67,990,723 3,332,778 16,049,984 95.33% 0.00% 4.67% Kathy Goetz 68,840,807 2,482,694 16,049,984 96.52% 0.00% 3.48% Craig Johnson 61,694,786 9,628,715 16,049,984 86.50% 0.00% 13.50% Tina S. Nova 61,972,942 9,350,560 16,049,983 86.89% 0.00% 13.11%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062026000053/0001600620-26-000053-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory say on pay resolution regarding executive compensation at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Proposal 3: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, a “say on pay” resolution regarding the Corporation's executive compensation. Number of Shares Percentage of Votes Cast For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes For Against Withheld/Abstain 66,398,971 4,315,143 609,384 16,049,987 93.10% 6.05% 0.85%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062026000053/0001600620-26-000053-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. shareholders approved Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Proposal 2: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2027 or until a successor is appointed. Number of Shares Percentage of Votes Cast For Withhold Broker Non-Votes For Against Withheld/Abstain 77,785,132 9,488,350 3 89.14% 0.00% 10.86%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1600620/000160062026000053/0001600620-26-000053-index.htm

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