# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001579428
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-264043
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 7097
**Document Hash:** 438718e22e38cfcb28e0caf3165547f4
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-264043.hdr.sgml**: 20260609

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-264043

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 9

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260605

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260609

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260609

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001579428
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 454241907
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37635
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261077173

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, 29TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10007
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (212) 332-3241

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, 29TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10007

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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## FORM 8-K

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**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 05, 2026<br>

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Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Delaware | 001-37635 | 45-4241907 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| One World Trade Center, 29th Floor |  |  |
| New York**,** New York |  | 10007 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** (212) 332-3241<br>

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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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:**

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share | AXSM | Nasdaq Global Market |

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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.**

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") held on June 5, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting"), the following proposals were submitted to the stockholders of the Company:

Proposal 1: The election of two directors to serve as Class II directors until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026; and

Proposal 3: The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;

For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"). Of the 51,439,952 shares of the Company's common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 43,777,536 shares, or approximately 85.10%, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, in respect of each such proposal is set forth below:

Proposal 1: Election of Class II Directors.

The Company's stockholders elected the following directors to serve as Class II directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding the election of the Class II directors were as follows:

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| **Director** | **Votes For** | **Votes Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark Saad | 28,675,654 | 10,286,822 | 4,815,060 |
| Susan Mahony, Ph.D., MBA | 29,892,131 | 9,070,345 | 4,815,060 |

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Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstaining** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;43,278,147 | 14,407 | 484,982 | 0 |

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Proposal 3: Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.

The Company's stockholders voted to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstaining** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;37,818,384 | 777,937 | 366,155 | 4,815,060 |

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**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.

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|  | **Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.** | **Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.** |
| Dated: June 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ Herriot Tabuteau, M.D. |
|  | Name: | Herriot Tabuteau, M.D. |
|  | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |

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