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 15, 2023

COMPASS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39696	82-4876496
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

80 Guest Street, Suite 601

Boston, Massachusetts 02135

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 500-8099

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, $0.0001 par value per share	CMPX	NASDAQ Capital 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 15, 2023 Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Form DEF 14A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2023.

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the two Class III nominees for director to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

			Broker Non-
Name	For	Withheld	votes
Thomas J Schuetz MD PHD	67,240,784	17,368,756	12,119,981
Richard S Lindahl MBA	84,596,658	12,882	12,119,981

Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of CohnReznick, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, by the votes set forth in the table below:

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.

	Compass Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: June 15, 2023	By:	/s/ NEIL LERNER
		Neil Lerner
		VP of Finance

Broker Non-

Against

Abstained

Compass Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders