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Alpha Teknova Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
June 23, 2025
Period
Jun 17, 2025
Ticker
TKNO
Accession
0000950170-25-089004
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Stockholders elected two Class I directors through 2028 and ratified Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for 2025.

About Alpha Teknova Inc
Market cap
$278M
1Y TSR
−27.8%
3Y TSR
+4.8%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Stephen Gunstream
Last annual meeting: Jun 1, 2026 · View full Alpha Teknova 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): June 17, 2025

 

ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-40538

94-3368109

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2451 Bert Drive

Hollister, CA 95023

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (831) 637-1100

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 $0.00001 per share

TKNO

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 June 17, 2025, Alpha Teknova, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, a total of 47,356,521 shares, or 88.62% of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, were represented in-person or by proxy.

At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2025.

Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter.

 

Proposal No. 1: To elect the following nominees to serve as Class I directors until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-Votes

Martha J. Demski

 

42,901,743

 

409,296

 

4,045,482

Alexander Herzick

42,594,414

716,625

4,045,482

 

Proposal No. 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

47,336,767

 

6,200

 

13,554

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

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.

 

ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Date: June 23, 2025

By:

/s/ Stephen Gunstream

 

 

Stephen Gunstream

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 


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When did Alpha Teknova Inc file this 8-K?
Alpha Teknova Inc (TKNO) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on June 23, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000950170-25-089004.
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 two Class I directors through 2028 and ratified Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for 2025. 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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