UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 11, 2025

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COMPASS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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 11, 2025 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 29, 2025.

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the three Class II nominees for director to serve until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

					Broker Non-
Name	For		Withheld		votes
Carl L. Gordon, Ph.D., C.F.A.		80,657,849		4,244,164		29,432,541
Philip J. Ferneau, M.B.A. J.D.		58,301,963		26,600,050		29,432,541
James P. Boylan, M.B.A.		83,645,920		1,256,093		29,432,541

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, 2025, by the votes set forth in the table below:

					Broker Non-
For	Against		Abstained		votes
114,283,119		28,647		22,788		0

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 12, 2025	By:	/s/ NEIL LERNER
		Neil Lerner
		Chief Accounting Officer

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