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Artiva Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: ARTV) details 2026 meeting deadlines

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Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. set September 8, 2026 as the expected date for its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, a date that falls more than 70 days after the one-year anniversary of the 2025 annual meeting. The company is an emerging growth company with common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ARTV.

Under its amended and restated bylaws and Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, stockholders must deliver notices of any business, director nominations, or proposals for inclusion in the proxy statement to the company's San Diego principal executive offices by the close of business on August 1, 2026.

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Item 8.01 Other Events Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
2026 Annual Meeting date September 8, 2026 Expected date for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders
Proposal and nomination deadline August 1, 2026 Deadline for stockholder business, director nominations, and Rule 14a-8 proposals
Timing difference more than 70 days Meeting date is more than 70 days after the one-year anniversary of the 2025 annual meeting
Principal executive office address 5505 Morehouse Drive, Suite 100 Location for delivery of stockholder notices in San Diego, California 92121
Rule 14a-8 regulatory
"stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8"
Rule 14a-8 is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation that lets eligible shareholders put proposals on a public company’s proxy ballot for an annual meeting, provided they meet basic ownership and filing requirements. It matters to investors because it creates a formal way to raise governance or strategic issues and force a company-wide vote—like getting an item onto the agenda of a neighborhood association meeting once you’ve lived there long enough—so shareholders can push for change or influence management decisions.
amended and restated bylaws regulatory
"in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”)"
A company’s amended and restated bylaws are its internal rulebook rewritten to include all changes in one updated document, replacing the old bylaws. For investors, this matters because the bylaws set how the board, shareholders and officers make decisions, hold votes and handle disputes; a new consolidated version can change voting rights, control mechanisms or procedures that affect corporate governance and the value or risk of an investment.
proxy statement regulatory
"stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting"
A proxy statement is a document companies send to shareholders ahead of a meeting that lays out the items up for a vote—like who will sit on the board, executive pay, and major corporate decisions—and provides background so shareholders can decide how to cast their votes or appoint someone to vote for them. Think of it as an agenda plus a ballot and briefing notes, important because the outcomes can change control, strategy, and value.
emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.

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FAQ

When is Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV) holding its 2026 annual meeting?

Artiva Biotherapeutics plans to hold its 2026 annual meeting on September 8, 2026. This date is more than 70 days after the one-year anniversary of the 2025 meeting, which affects timing rules for stockholder business and nomination notices.

What is the deadline for Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV) stockholder proposals under Rule 14a-8?

Stockholder proposals for Artiva Biotherapeutics' proxy under Rule 14a-8 are due by August 1, 2026. Proposals must reach the company's principal executive offices by the close of business to be eligible for inclusion in the 2026 annual meeting proxy statement.

By when must ARTV stockholders submit director nominations or other business for the 2026 meeting?

Stockholders must submit any director nominations or other business by the close of business on August 1, 2026. These notices must comply with Artiva's amended and restated bylaws and applicable Exchange Act rules for consideration at the 2026 annual meeting.

Where should Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV) stockholders send 2026 meeting proposals or notices?

Stockholders should send proposals and notices to Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., Attention: Secretary, 5505 Morehouse Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92121. Delivery to this principal executive office address is required for timely business, nominations, and Rule 14a-8 proposals.

Why did Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV) set special deadlines for 2026 stockholder proposals?

Special deadlines apply because the 2026 annual meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2026, more than 70 days after the prior year's anniversary. This timing triggers bylaw provisions that reset when stockholders must submit business, director nominations, and Rule 14a-8 proposals.
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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): July 22, 2026

Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-42179

83-3614316

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5505 Morehouse Drive, Suite 100

San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 267-4467

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:

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:

Title of each class

Trading

symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

ARTV

Nasdaq Global Market

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 8.01

Other Events.

Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that the expected date for the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) is September 8, 2026, which is more than 70 days after the one-year anniversary of the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. In light of the foregoing, and in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”), in order for any business to be brought before the Annual Meeting by a stockholder and for any person to be nominated for election to the Company’s board of directors at the Annual Meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must notify the Company of such intention by notice received at the Company’s principal executive offices not later than the close of business on August 1, 2026. In addition, stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices no later than the close of business on August 1, 2026, which the Company believes is a reasonable time before it begins to print and mail proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. In addition, all such stockholder notices and stockholder proposals must conform to the applicable requirements of the Bylaws, the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and other applicable law. All such notices and stockholder proposals are to be directed to: Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., Attention: Secretary, 5505 Morehouse Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92121.

 

 


 

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.

Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.

By:

/s/ Fred Aslan

Fred Aslan, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: July 22, 2026

 

 

 

 


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