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 3, 2026
KALARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39409 | 83-1971007 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc.
| 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5500 |
| Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922 |
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
(650) 249-2727
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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, $0.0001 par value per share | KLRS | 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).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 3, 2026. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
| 1. | The stockholders of the Company elected Napoleone Ferrara, M.D., David Hallal and Leone Patterson as Class III directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non- Votes |
||||||||||
| Napoleone Ferrara, M.D. |
15,619,403 | 733,571 | 3,420,470 | |||||||||
| David Hallal |
15,623,189 | 729,785 | 3,420,470 | |||||||||
| Leone Patterson |
15,858,093 | 494,881 | 3,420,470 | |||||||||
| 2. | The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non- | |||
| 15,852,844 | 495,763 | 4,366 | 3,420,470 |
| 3. | The stockholders of the Company recommended, on a non-binding advisory basis, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year. The results of the stockholders’ vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non- Votes | ||||
| 16,336,117 | 875 | 11,154 | 4,827 | 3,420,470 |
After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results, the Board of Directors of the Company intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.
| 4. | The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 19,771,260 | 1,583 | 601 |
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.
| KALARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andrew Oxtoby | ||||
| Name: | Andrew Oxtoby | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||