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 17, 2025

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ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-39263

82-3607803

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10275 Science Center Drive, Suite 200

San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(858) 263-4333

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

(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, $0.001 par value per share	ZNTL	The 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 17, 2025, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, a total of 58,212,103 shares of common stock were present online or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 80.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 21, 2025 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025, as amended on May 23, 2025.

Item 1 — Election of three Class II directors to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal.


NOMINEE	Votes FOR	Votes WITHHELD	Broker Non-Votes
Scott Myers	43,014,172	3,948,491	11,249,440
Karan Takhar	30,655,734	16,306,929	11,249,440
Luke Walker, M.D.	36,599,420	10,363,243	11,249,440

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.


Votes FOR	Votes AGAINST	Votes ABSTAINED	Broker Non-Votes
58,100,230	10,761	101,112	0

Item 3 — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.


Votes FOR	Votes AGAINST	Votes ABSTAINED	Broker Non-Votes
29,474,720	17,374,784	113,159	11,249,440

Based on the foregoing votes, Scott Myers, Karan Takhar and Luke Walker, M.D., were elected as Class II Directors and Items 2 and 3 were approved.

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.

ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Date: June 18, 2025

By:

/s/ Julie Eastland

Julie Eastland

President and Chief Executive Officer

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8-K