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NASDAQ: INCY INCYTE CORP 8-K

Incyte shareholders re-elect all eight directors, approve executive pay in routine annual meeting

Filed June 9, 2026 · Period ending June 8, 2026 · ~1 min read

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Key Changes

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    All eight director nominees elected with majority support, including Julian Baker (140M votes) and Jean-Jacques Bienaime (146M votes), ensuring board continuity with no contested seats or departures.

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    Executive compensation approved on advisory basis with 145.9M votes for versus 28.1M against, indicating general shareholder support for management pay practices.

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    Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 173.1M votes in favor, maintaining existing auditor relationship.

Summary

Incyte held its 2026 annual shareholder meeting on June 8, with all proposals passing by comfortable margins. The company's eight-member board was re-elected without opposition, and shareholders gave advisory approval to executive compensation with roughly 84% support. Ernst & Young continues as the company's auditor.

This filing represents standard corporate housekeeping with no material governance changes, contested elections, or auditor switches. For retail investors, this is purely procedural. The vote results suggest no significant shareholder dissatisfaction with board composition or executive pay. The only item to monitor would be the company's next proxy statement, which will detail any compensation adjustments the board makes in response to the say-on-pay vote, though the strong approval suggests minimal changes are likely.

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Event · Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Incyte held its 2026 annual shareholder meeting, electing eight directors, approving executive compensation, and ratifying Ernst & Young as auditor.

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The following directors were elected: | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes Julian C. Baker 140,340,03633,157,541723,11111,426,181 Jean-Jacques Bienaimé 146,654,01727,455,623111,04811,426,181 Otis W. Brawley 171,768,0112,301,580151,09711,426,181 Paul J. Clancy 166,813,5007,284,175123,01311,426,181 Jacqualyn A. Fouse 166,172,2367,491,834556,61811,426,181 Edmund P. Harrigan 172,158,0041,914,799147,88511,426,181 Katherine A. High 172,279,7031,791,630149,35511,426,181 William J. Meury 172,266,1191,815,717138,85211,426,181

All eight director nominees were elected at the June 8, 2026 annual meeting. Each director received majority support, with vote totals ranging from approximately 140 million to 172 million votes in favor. This represents routine board continuity with no contested elections or director departures disclosed.

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The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified. For | Against | Abstain | 173,072,50112,457,655116,713

Shareholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with approximately 173.1 million votes in favor. This represents routine continuity in the auditor relationship with no auditor change or resignation disclosed.

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