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EQ · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed May 29, 2026

Equillium Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 29, 2026
Period
May 28, 2026
Ticker
EQ
Accession
0001193125-26-248246
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Stockholders elected two new Class II directors, approved a reverse stock split and increased authorized common stock; auditor ratified.

About Equillium Inc
Market cap
$176M
1Y TSR
+563.0%
3Y TSR
+49.1%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Bruce D Steel
Last annual meeting: May 28, 2026 · View full Equillium 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): May 28, 2026

 

 

Equillium, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38692   82-1554746

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2223 Avenida de la Playa  
Suite 105  
La Jolla, CA   92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 240-1200

 

 

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 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   EQ   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 May 28, 2026, Equillium, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 1, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), 63,226,556 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

A total of 54,287,329 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy, which represents approximately 85.86% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the Record Date.

Proposal 1. Election of directors.

The Company’s stockholders elected the two persons listed below as Class II directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Former director Peter Colabuono was not renominated as a director and his term ended at the Annual Meeting. In connection with the expiration of Mr. Colabuono’s term, the Company reduced the size of the Board of Directors from seven directors to six directors. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Name    Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-
Votes

Charles McDermott

   36,072,238      10,018,889      8,196,202

Bruce Steel

   45,955,052      136,075      8,196,202

Proposal 2. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split.

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-20, inclusive, with such ratio to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and with such reverse stock split to be effected at such time and date, if at all, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in its sole discretion. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
52,697,618   1,559,976   29,735   0

Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
54,274,675   5,234   7,420   0

Proposal 4. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 shares. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
42,687,545   11,570,307   29,477   0

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

 3.1    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated May 28, 2026.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


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.

 

        EQUILLIUM, INC.
Date: May 29, 2026     By:  

/s/ Bruce D. Steel

            Bruce D. Steel
            Chief Executive Officer
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When did Equillium Inc file this 8-K?
Equillium Inc (EQ) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 29, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-248246.
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).
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Stockholders elected two new Class II directors, approved a reverse stock split and increased authorized common stock; auditor ratified. 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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