OraSure Technologies (OSUR) investor plans board nominees and declassification push
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
OraSure Technologies Inc. is the subject of an amended beneficial ownership filing by Altai Capital Management and related parties, who report owning 3,740,836 shares of common stock, representing 5.21% of the outstanding class. The reporting persons have shared voting and shared dispositive power over all of these shares and no sole voting or dispositive power.
Through this Amendment No. 2, the group discloses that on January 15, 2026, Osprey notified OraSure that it intends to nominate Rishi Bajaj and John Bertrand for election to the board at the company’s 2026 annual stockholder meeting. Osprey also plans to present a proposal asking the board to declassify itself so that all directors stand for election annually, and the reporting persons state they intend to solicit proxies in support of these director nominees and the declassification proposal.
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Altai discloses a 5.21% stake and plans a proxy contest at OraSure.
The filing shows Altai Capital Management entities and Rishi Bajaj jointly reporting beneficial ownership of 3,740,836 OraSure common shares, or 5.21% of the class. Voting and investment authority over these shares is described as shared, with no sole voting or dispositive power reported for any of the filers.
The amendment updates their stated intentions: on January 15, 2026, Osprey notified OraSure that it plans to nominate Rishi Bajaj and John Bertrand for election to the board at the 2026 annual meeting and to present a declassification proposal so all directors would be elected annually. The group states it intends to solicit proxies from other stockholders to support both the nominees and the declassification proposal, indicating an organized governance campaign whose ultimate impact will depend on stockholder voting outcomes at that meeting.