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 16, 2026

 

 

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:

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 Stock 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 16, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 27,098,077 shares of common stock, representing 65.24% 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 22nd, 2026: (i) to elect Garo Armen and Jennifer Buell as Class II Directors, each for a term of three years expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proposal 1”); (ii) to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended) to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 150,000 shares to 200,000 shares (“Proposal 2”); (iii) to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“2019 EIP”) to increase the aggregate shares available for issuance by 5,000,000 shares (“Proposal 3”); (iv) to approve a one-time stock option exchange program under the Company’s 2019 EIP, the Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, and the Company’s 2015 Inducement Equity Plan, with premium strike prices applicable to director and executive officer replacement options (“Proposal 4”); (v) to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2025 (“Proposal 5”) and (vi) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (“Proposal 6”).

The Company’s stockholders approved the Class II Director nominees recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting.

The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Class II Director Nominee		For			Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Garo Armen		13,371,144			6,116,636		7,610,297
Jennifer Buell		13,914,203			5,573,577		7,610,297

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
15,162,365		4,154,008		171,407		7,610,297

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
12,985,390		6,331,359		171,031		7,610,297

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
10,034,030		9,252,690		201,060		7,610,297

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
12,751,266		6,507,225		229,289		7,610,297

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 6. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
24,100,465		2,501,607		496,005		0

 

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 23, 2026	By:	/s/ Garo H. Armen
			Garo H. Armen Chairman and CEO