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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001698530-25-000102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XCUR"
cik: "0001698530"
company_name: "EXICURE, INC."
filed_at: "2025-11-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T22:27:59.827643+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Exicure stockholders elect directors, ratify auditor, and approve executive compensation at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- Sangjin Yeo and Aejin Hwang elected Class II directors with 3,481,839 votes each; no withhold votes.
- Ratification of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as independent auditor for FY2025 approved: 3,750,205 for, 12,485 against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 3,478,408 for, 3,931 against.
- Broker non-votes totaled 293,024 on director election and advisory compensation proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698530-25-000102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XCUR
- cik: 0001698530
- company_name: EXICURE, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-11-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853025000102/0001698530-25-000102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698530/000169853025000102/xcur-20251106.htm

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