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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 26, 2025
Precigen,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Virginia |
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001-36042 |
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26-0084895 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland
20876
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
(301) 556-9900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
N/A
(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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
| ☐ | 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 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange
on which registered |
Common Stock, No Par Value |
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PGEN |
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Nasdaq Global Select 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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of Precigen, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 26, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders
approved an amendment to the Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2023 Plan”), to increase the number
of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 11.5 million (the “2023 Plan Amendment No. 2”). The approval
of the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 2 had been previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject
to stockholder approval.
The 2023 Plan Amendment No. 2 amends the 2023 Plan, which was previously
approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 8, 2023, and subsequently amended by the Company’s stockholders on July 5,
2024. The principal features of the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 2 are described in detail under “Proposal 6 - Approval of an Amendment
to the Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as Amended (the “2023 Plan”)” of the Company’s Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2025 Annual Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2025
(the “Proxy Statement”). The full text of the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 2 is attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders
(i) elected each of the persons listed below as a director for a one-year term, (ii) approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock thereunder by 300 million, (iii)
approved, in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), of the issuance of the Company’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
Warrants to Randal J. Kirk as PIK dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, in order for Mr. Kirk to receive PIK dividends on the Series
A Preferred Stock on the same terms as the other investors, (iv) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, (v) approved a non-binding advisory resolution
approving the compensation of the named executive officers, (vi) approved the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 2, and (vii) approved an amendment
to the Precigen, Inc. 2019 Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Service Providers to increase the number of shares of common stock which may
be subject to awards thereunder by 1.1 million.
Proposal 1 - Election of directors.
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
Randal Kirk |
174,246,854 |
|
4,768,225 |
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1,016,706 |
|
49,304,662 |
Nancy Howell Agee |
173,396,985 |
|
5,390,070 |
|
1,244,730 |
|
49,304,662 |
Cesar Alvarez |
160,583,877 |
|
19,128,648 |
|
319,260 |
|
49,304,662 |
Steven Frank |
173,794,818 |
|
5,102,748 |
|
1,134,219 |
|
49,304,662 |
Vinita Gupta |
174,703,376 |
|
4,982,011 |
|
346,398 |
|
49,304,662 |
Fred Hassan |
174,576,158 |
|
5,131,655 |
|
323,972 |
|
49,304,662 |
Jeffrey Kindler |
175,464,120 |
|
4,250,540 |
|
317,125 |
|
49,304,662 |
Helen Sabzevari |
177,883,914 |
|
1,926,042 |
|
221,829 |
|
49,304,662 |
James Turley |
174,538,663 |
|
5,171,322 |
|
321,800 |
|
49,304,662 |
Proposal 2 - Approval of an amendment to the Company’s
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase authorized shares of common stock thereunder by 300 million.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
223,238,979 |
5,603,517 |
493,951 |
Proposal 3 - Approval, in compliance with Nasdaq Listing
Rule 5625(c), of the issuance of the Company’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to Randal J. Kirk as PIK dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock, in order for Mr. Kirk to receive PIK dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock on the same terms as the
other investors.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
167,387,561 |
11,685,114 |
959,110 |
49,304,662 |
Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte
& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
228,912,465 |
373,134 |
50,848 |
Proposal 5 - Non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation
of the named executive officers.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
175,928,061 |
3,683,746 |
419,978 |
49,304,662 |
Proposal 6 - Approval of an amendment to the Precigen, Inc.
2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock which may be subject to awards thereunder by
11.5 million.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
177,057,566 |
2,697,429 |
276,790 |
49,304,662 |
Proposal 7 - Approval of an amendment to the Precigen, Inc.
2019 Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Service Providers, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock which may be subject
to awards thereunder by 1.1 million.
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
174,026,158 |
5,734,546 |
271,081 |
49,304,662 |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101) |
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.
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Precigen, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Donald P. Lehr |
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Donald P. Lehr |
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Chief Legal Officer |
Dated: June 30, 2025