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DCOY · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed July 15, 2026

Decoy Therapeutics Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
July 15, 2026
Period
Jul 14, 2026
Ticker
DCOY
Accession
0001193125-26-304949
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Stockholders elected three Class II directors, approved advisory exec compensation, and ratified EY as auditor for 2026.

About Decoy Therapeutics Inc
Market cap
$2M
1Y TSR
−95.6%
3Y TSR
−85.4%
Board grade
D
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Frederick E Pierce
Last annual meeting: Sep 14, 2026 · View full Decoy Therapeutics 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): July 14, 2026

 

 

DECOY THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

001-36812

47-5087339

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2450 Holcombe Blvd.

Suite X

Houston, TX

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

77021
(Zip Code)

(713) 913-5608

(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:

 

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, par value $0.0001 per share

DCOY

The Nasdaq Capital 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 July 14, 2026, Decoy Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) convened its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of May 22, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 531,968 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, of which 225,548, or 42.4%, were present in person or represented by proxy, which constituted a quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted and: (1) re-elected or elected each of the Company’s three nominees for Class II director; (2) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and (3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1. To elect three Class II directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

 

Nominees

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Patricia Gauthier

 

23,204

 

4,110

 

12

 

198,222

Jonathan Lieber

 

22,964

 

4,349

 

12

 

198,223

Frederick E. Pierce

 

22,690

 

4,624

 

12

 

198,222

 

 

Proposal 2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting:

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

21,278

 

5,041

 

1,007

 

198,222

 

 

Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

214,341

 

9,584

 

1,623

 


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.

 

 

 

Decoy Therapeutics inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 15, 2026

By:

/s/ Mark J. Rosenblum

 

 

Mark J. Rosenblum

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


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When did Decoy Therapeutics Inc file this 8-K?
Decoy Therapeutics Inc (DCOY) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on July 15, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-304949.
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 elected three Class II directors, approved advisory exec compensation, and ratified EY as auditor for 2026. 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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