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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 24, 2026

     
Gain Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40237   85-1726310
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(301) 500-1556

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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. ¨

 

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   GANX   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On June 24, 2026, Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of seven directors, and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young AG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The final voting results were as follows:

 

1. The election of Gene Mack, Dov Goldstein, M.D., Hans Peter Hasler, Khalid Islam, Ph.D., Gwen Melincoff, Claude Nicaise, M.D., and Jeffrey Riley as directors to hold office for a term of one year, until their successors are duly elected and qualified or they are otherwise unable to complete their respective terms. The votes were cast for this matter were as follows:

 

Nominee  For   Withheld   Broker Non-Vote 
Gene Mack   13,618,503    1,691,620    11,670,126 
Dov Goldstein, M.D.   14,477,046    833,077    11,670,126 
Hans Peter Hasler   13,517,744    1,792,379    11,670,126 
Khalid Islam, Ph.D.   14,393,372    916,751    11,670,126 
Gwen Melincoff   14,459,942    850,181    11,670,126 
Claude Nicaise, M.D.   14,472,350    837,773    11,670,126 
Jeffrey Riley   14,148,296    1,161,827    11,670,126 

 

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young AG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

For  Against  Abstain
25,865,468  1,074,319  40,462

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  GAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
   
Date: June 25, 2026 By: /s/ Gene Mack
  Name: Gene Mack
  Title: Chief Executive Officer