---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001850902-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TKNO"
cik: "0001850902"
company_name: "Alpha Teknova, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-01T21:22:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T21:25:10.395925+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alpha Teknova director Irene Davis to retire; board reduced from 8 to 7; shareholder votes approved nominees and auditor

## Summary
- Irene Davis will not stand for re-election and retires from board effective June 1, 2026, due to personal interests, not disagreement.
- Board reduced from 8 to 7 directors and Class II from 3 to 2, effective June 1, 2026.
- Ms. Demski appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee effective June 1, 2026.
- At annual meeting, J. Matthew Mackowski and Brett Robertson elected as Class II directors with 43.7M and 44.0M votes for respectively.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as independent auditor for FY 2026 approved with 47,753,544 for, 2,167 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001850902-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TKNO
- cik: 0001850902
- company_name: Alpha Teknova, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T21:22:10+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000185090226000011/0001850902-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000185090226000011/tkno-20260527.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 46019140ff
  claim: Irene Davis retired as Director at Alpha Teknova, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: On May 27, 2026, Irene Davis, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Alpha Teknova, Inc. (the “Company”) and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, notified the Company of her intention not to stand for re-election to the Board at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) and to retire from the Board and all committees thereof, effective upon the date of the Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000185090226000011/0001850902-26-000011-index.htm
- claim_id: 51244217150ebdd610eef9c93732869e222acdff
  claim: Alpha Teknova, Inc. shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal No. 2 : To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstentions 47,753,544 2,167 65,809
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000185090226000011/0001850902-26-000011-index.htm
- claim_id: 9e3c91236b9fcfe829123cc8e39bae0eb31c0b4c
  claim: Alpha Teknova, Inc. shareholders approved To elect the following nominees to serve as Class II directors until the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal No. 1 : To elect the following nominees to serve as Class II directors until the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominee For Withhold Broker Non-Votes J. Matthew Mackowski 43,723,902 1,036,603 3,061,015 Brett Robertson 44,003,280 757,225 3,061,015
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1850902/000185090226000011/0001850902-26-000011-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.