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accession: "0001728117-23-000151"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GOSS"
cik: "0001728117"
company_name: "Gossamer Bio, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T21:32:01.194591+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gossamer Bio adopts 2023 inducement plan reserving 6.76M shares for new hires and amends bylaws

## Summary
- Board approved 2023 Inducement Plan with 6,762,279 common shares reserved for grants to new employees as material inducement to hire.
- Plan substantially similar to 2019 Incentive Award Plan but no ISOs; adopted without stockholder approval per NASDAQ Rule 5635(c)(4).
- Bylaws amended effective Nov 27, 2023 to address universal proxy rules under SEC Rule 14a-19 and enhance disclosure for stockholder nominations.
- Amendments also include technical, modernizing and clarifying changes to the bylaws.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001728117-23-000151
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GOSS
- cik: 0001728117
- company_name: Gossamer Bio, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-27T23:59:59+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, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728117/000172811723000151/0001728117-23-000151-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728117/000172811723000151/goss-20231120.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Gossamer Bio, Inc.: Amended and restated bylaws to address universal proxy rules and enhance procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements for stockholder nominations and proposals (effective 2023-11-27).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-11-27
  source text: On November 27, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company approved and adopted amended and restated bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which became effective the same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728117/000172811723000151/0001728117-23-000151-index.htm

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