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 13, 2024

TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-35890	45-1472564
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400

Brisbane, California 94005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 798-8589

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 $0.001 per share	TPST	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Purchase Rights	N/A	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 13, 2024, Tempest Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. These proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.

The Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as a Class III directors, to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The final voting results were as follows:

Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Stephen Brady	7,637,500	272,157	6,284,864
Michael Raab	7,557,131	352,526	6,284,864
Ronit Simantov	7,632,144	277,513	6,284,864

Proposal 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
7,466,910	167,307	275,440	6,284,864

Proposal 3. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The final voting results were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions
14,040,756	132,300	21,465

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.

	TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: June 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Stephen Brady
	Name:	Stephen Brady
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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