# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001703057
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-031219
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-031219.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-031219

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250612

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

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AbCellera Biologics Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001703057
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A1
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39781
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251045582

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 150 W 4TH AVENUE
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **STATE:** A1
- **ZIP:** V5Y 1G6
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (604) 559-9005

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 150 W 4TH AVENUE
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **STATE:** A1
- **ZIP:** V5Y 1G6

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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**

**__________________________________________**

**AbCellera Biologics Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

**__________________________________________**

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| **British Columbia** | **001-39781** | **Not Applicable** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer Identification Number)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **150 W 4th Avenue** <br>**Vancouver, BC** | **V5Y 1G6** |
| **(Address of registrant's principal executive office)** | **(Zip code)** |

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**(604) 559-9005**

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)**

**(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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common shares | ABCL | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

AbCellera Biologics Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 12, 2025. As of April 15, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 298,423,569 common shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company's shareholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2025: (i) to elect Carl L. G. Hansen, Ph.D. and Michael Hayden, MBCHB (M.D.), Ph.D. as Class II directors of the Company to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2028 and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified ("Proposal 1"), (ii) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 ("Proposal 2"), and (iii) to approve on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive offices, or Say-on-Pay ("Proposal 3").

**Proposal 1**

The Company's shareholders approved the election of Carl L. G. Hansen, Ph.D. and Michael Hayden, MBCHB (M.D.), Ph.D. as Class II directors recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting. The Company's shareholders voted for the Class II directors as follows:

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| **Nominee** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| Carl L. G. Hansen, Ph.D. | 141,233,414 | 444,265 | 6,760,498 |
| Michael Hayden, MBCHB (M.D.), Ph.D. | 121,224,143 | 417,794 | 26,796,240 |

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The broker non-votes for this Proposal 1 totaled 33,560,807 common shares.

**Proposal 2**

The Company's shareholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 183,078,982 | 678,941 | 241,151 |

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**Proposal 3**

The Company's shareholders approved Proposal 3. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 131,605,595 | 16,469,354 | 363,228 |

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The broker non-votes for this Proposal 3 totaled 35,560,807 common shares.

No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: June 13, 2025 | **ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC.** | **ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ Carl L. G. Hansen |
|  |  | **Carl L. G. Hansen, Ph.D.** |
|  |  | **Chief Executive Officer and Director**<br>*(Principal Executive Officer)* |

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