Form 8-K - Current report

Broker Non-Votes

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2024

   

AGENUS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	000-29089	06-1562417
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3 Forbes Road
Lexington, Massachusetts		02421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 781 674-4400

   

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	AGEN	The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Agenus Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 11, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 14,463,269 shares of common stock, representing 69% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were present at the Annual Meeting or represented by valid proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024: (i) to elect Susan Hirsch as a Class III director for a term of three years expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proposal 1”); (ii) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“Proposal 2”); (iii) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended) to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 38,750 shares to 63,750 shares (“Proposal 3”); (iv) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 4”); and (v) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 (“Proposal 5”).

The Company’s stockholders approved the Class III director nominee recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting.

The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:



Class III Director Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Susan Hirsch	9,258,873	1,018,060	4,186,336

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 3. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 4. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 5. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
13,609,986	687,217	166,066	N/A

In consideration of the results of the vote on Proposal 5, the Company has determined that it will conduct the advisory vote annually.

SIGNATURES

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.




Date:	June 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Christine M. Klaskin
			Christine M. Klaskin, VP Finance

Document And Entity Information	Jun. 11, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 11, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	AGENUS INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001098972
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity File Number	000-29089
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	06-1562417
Entity Address, Address Line One	3 Forbes Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Lexington
Entity Address, State or Province	MA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	02421
City Area Code	781
Local Phone Number	674-4400
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Trading Symbol	AGEN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ