--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001604821-26-000003" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "NTRA" cik: "0001604821" company_name: "Natera, Inc." filed_at: "2026-06-16T20:06:47+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-16T20:09:27.142107+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Natera stockholders approve 3.2M share increase to 2015 equity plan ## Summary - Stockholders approved amendment to 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, adding 3.2M common shares. - Four directors elected: Rowan Chapman, Herm Rosenman, Jonathan Sheena (Class II), and Eric H. Rubin (Class I). - Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY2026 with 129.8M votes for. - Say-on-pay proposal approved with 119.9M votes for; frequency set at one year. - All proposals passed; quorum of 130.7M shares present. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001604821-26-000003 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: NTRA - cik: 0001604821 - company_name: Natera, Inc. - filed_at: 2026-06-16T20:06:47+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/0001604821-26-000003-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/ntra-20260611.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001604821-26-000003 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001604821-26-000003.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001604821-26-000003.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Natera, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-06-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-11 source text: Proposal 3 : The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 119,883,700 2,492,978 343,875 7,970,544 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/0001604821-26-000003-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Natera, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-11 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-11 source text: Proposal 2 : The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 129,786,351 848,088 56,658 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/0001604821-26-000003-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Natera, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-06-11 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-11 source text: Proposal 4 : The advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain 121,647,012 36,823 972,982 63,736 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/0001604821-26-000003-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Natera, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2026-06-11 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-11 source text: Proposal 5 : The approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 95,735,506 26,861,815 123,232 7,970,544 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/0001604821-26-000003-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Natera, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Class II directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting and one Class I director to serve until the 2028 annual meeting at the 2026-06-11 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-11 source text: Proposal 1 : The election of three directors to serve as Class II directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders, and the election of one director to serve as a Class I director until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Name of Class II Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Rowan Chapman 106,832,026 15,888,527 7,970,544 Herm Rosenman 103,920,050 18,800,503 7,970,544 Jonathan Sheena 106,940,124 15,780,429 7,970,544 Name of Class I Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Eric H. Rubin 120,601,658 2,118,895 7,970,544 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000160482126000003/0001604821-26-000003-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.