Nkarta, Inc.

8-K · nktx-20260610.htm iXBRL

0001787400 2026-06-10 2026-06-10

  

  
 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 10, 2026

 Nkarta, Inc.
 (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 Delaware

 001-39370

 47-4515206

 (State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)

 (Commission File Number)

 (IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

  

  

  

 1150 Veterans Boulevard
 South San Francisco , CA

 94080

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 (Zip Code)

  
 Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: ( 925 ) 407-1049
 Not Applicable
 (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:
  

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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

  

 NKTX
  

  

 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 The 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Nkarta, Inc. (the "Company") was held on June 10, 2026. The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 Election of Directors . The stockholders elected the following two Class III directors to serve until the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 For

 Withheld

 Broker Non-Votes

 Ali Behbahani, M.D., M.B.A.

 32,285,680

 14,559,531

 6,934,994

 Zachary Scheiner, Ph.D.

 37,313,469

 9,531,742

 6,934,994

 Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows:

 For

 Against

 Abstain

 Broker Non-Votes

 53,684,352

 76,073

 19,780

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 Advisory Approval of the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The stockholders approved, on a non-
 binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
  

 For

 Against

 Abstain

 Broker Non-Votes

 43,493,065

 3,313,424

 38,722

 6,934,994

  
 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. The stockholders voted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
  

 1 Year

 2 Years

 3 Years

 Abstain

 Broker Non-Votes

 34,447,256

 21,461

 4,565,940

 354,355

 6,934,994

  
 In light of the voting results and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company has determined that it will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
  
  

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 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.
  

 Nkarta, Inc.

 Date: June 11, 2026

 By:

 /s/ Bridgette Housley

 Bridgette Housley

 Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

  

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