Compass Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 10, 2026 Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Form DEF 14A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026.
Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the two Class III nominees for director to serve until the Company’s 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
| Thomas J. Schuetz, M.D., Ph.D. | 102,984,184 | 18,837,499 | 21,320,318 | |||
| Richard S. Lindahl, M.B.A. | 103,453,540 | 18,368,143 | 21,320,318 |
Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of CohnReznick, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, by the votes set forth in the table below:
| For | Against | Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
| 137,896,097 | 181,037 | 5,064,867 | - |
Proposal No. 3. Non-binding, Advisory Vote on the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers. The stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes | |||
| 117,963,684 | 1,796,022 | 2,061,977 | 21,320,318 |
Proposal No. 4. Non-binding, Advisory Vote on the Holding of the Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers. The stockholders voted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, to hold such advisory votes annually, by the votes set forth in the table below:
| Every Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstain | |||
| 118,289,260 | 811,275 | 1,491,631 | 1,229,517 |
Based on the voting results at the Annual Meeting, and consistent with the recommendation of the board of directors as set forth in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, the board of directors has determined to provide for a stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis; provided that, in the future, the board of directors may determine whether a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Compass Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| June 11, 2026 | By: | /s/ NEIL LERNER |
| Neil Lerner | ||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||