Form 8-K
8-K — PRECIGEN, INC.
Accession: 0000950103-26-009441
Filed: 2026-06-24
Period: 2026-06-18
CIK: 0001356090
SIC: 2834 (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 18, 2026
Precigen,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Virginia
001-36042
26-0084895
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20374Seneca 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
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value
PGEN
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 18, 2026 (the “2026 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 7 million (the “2023 Plan Amendment No. 3”). The approval of the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 3 had
been previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject to stockholder approval.
The 2023 Plan Amendment No. 3 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 and June 26, 2025. The principal features of the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 3 are described in detail under “Proposal 4 - 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 2026 Annual Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 30, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). The full text of the 2023 Plan Amendment No. 3 is attached as Annex A to the Proxy
Statement.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders
(i) elected each of the persons listed below as a director for a one-year term, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche
LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, (iii) approved
a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers, and (iv) approved the 2023 Plan Amendment
No. 3.
Proposal 1 - Election of directors.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Randal Kirk
207,060,147
5,072,069
154,634
61,452,809
Nancy Howell Agee
206,723,562
4,245,863
1,317,425
61,452,809
Cesar Alvarez
198,441,890
12,508,463
1,336,497
61,452,809
Steven Frank
205,741,016
5,182,858
1,362,976
61,452,809
Vinita Gupta
153,104,242
57,856,824
1,325,784
61,452,809
Fred Hassan
206,611,453
4,378,940
1,296,457
61,452,809
Jeffrey Kindler
206,614,657
4,373,888
1,298,305
61,452,809
Helen Sabzevari
210,626,763
1,532,092
127,995
61,452,809
James Turley
206,342,088
4,646,207
1,298,555
61,452,809
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte
& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
For
Against
Abstain
272,813,907
253,969
671,783
Proposal 3 - Non-binding advisory resolution approving
the compensation of the named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
208,241,739
2,790,879
1,254,232
61,452,809
Proposal 4 - 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 7 million.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
207,056,264
4,996,260
234,326
61,452,809
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
104
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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.
Precigen, Inc.
By:
/s/ Donald P. Lehr
Donald P. Lehr
Chief Legal Officer
Dated: June 24, 2026
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