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AURA · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed August 5, 2026

Aura Biosciences Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
August 5, 2026
Period
Aug 5, 2026
Ticker
AURA
Accession
0001193125-26-335157
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Stockholders approved increasing authorized common shares from 150M to 500M and amended the 2021 Stock Option Plan.

About Aura Biosciences Inc
Market cap
$799M
1Y TSR
+14.6%
3Y TSR
−10.4%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Natalie C Holles
Last annual meeting: Aug 5, 2026 · View full Aura Biosciences Inc profile →
8-K

 

 

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): August 5, 2026

 

 

Aura Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-40971

32-0271970

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

80 Guest Street

 

Boston, Massachusetts

 

02135

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 617 500-8864

 

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:

 

 

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 Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share

 

AURA

 

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).

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.

On August 5, 2026, Aura Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). As of June 12, 2026, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 103,436,416 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”) outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Special Meeting, 89,490,726 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders are set forth below.

For more information about the proposals considered and voted upon at the Special Meeting, please see the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2026.

Proposal 1 — Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Increase Authorized Shares of Common Stock

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 to 500,000,000. The proposal was approved based on the following votes:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker
Non-Votes

62,993,701

 

26,496,186

 

 

 

839

 

 

 

0

 

Proposal 2 — Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The proposal was approved based on the following votes:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker
Non-Votes

46,369,676

 

27,372,773

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

15,747,458

 

No other matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting.

 


 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Aura Biosciences, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 5, 2026

By:

/s/ Natalie Holles

 

 

 

Natalie Holles

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 


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When did Aura Biosciences Inc file this 8-K?
Aura Biosciences Inc (AURA) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on August 5, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-335157.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Stockholders approved increasing authorized common shares from 150M to 500M and amended the 2021 Stock Option Plan. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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