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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 12, 2025
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| Summit Therapeutics Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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| Delaware | 001-36866 | 37-1979717 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 1000, Miami, FL | 33131 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (305) 203-2034
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| Not applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | SMMT | 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. ☐
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 12, 2025, Summit Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting: (i) the election of nine directors to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; and (iii) a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
Each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors. Set forth below is the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director, as applicable:
Proposal 1
Election of Directors
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Director Nominees | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Robert W. Duggan | | 613,045,226 | | 26,692 | | 29,651,787 |
Mahkam Zanganeh | | 613,581,910 | | 37,546 | | 29,651,787 |
Manmeet Soni | | 611,431,814 | | 52,326 | | 29,651,787 |
Kenneth A. Clark | | 605,079,891 | | 51,558 | | 29,651,787 |
Robert Booth | | 623,298,472 | | 55,319 | | 29,651,787 |
Alessandra Cesano | | 617,638,155 | | 54,443 | | 29,651,787 |
Yu (Michelle) Xia | | 610,437,122 | | 54,396 | | 29,651,787 |
Mostafa Ronaghi | | 620,904,380 | | 54,324 | | 29,651,787 |
Jeff Huber | | 623,664,686 | | 53,330 | | 29,651,787 |
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Proposal 2 | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 653,328,708 | | 195,007 | | 233,629 | | — |
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Proposal 3 | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers | | 607,320,353 | | 16,607,648 | | 177,556 | | 29,651,787 |
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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.
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| | SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC. |
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| Date: June 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ Manmeet S. Soni |
| | | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |