Form 8-K

8-K — HCW Biologics Inc.

Accession: 0001493152-26-028699

Filed: 2026-06-15

Period: 2026-06-15

CIK: 0001828673

SIC: 2834 (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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): June 15, 2026

HCW

Biologics Inc.

(Exact

name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-40591

82-5024477

(State

or Other Jurisdiction

Incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification

No.)

2929

N. Commerce Parkway

Miramar,

Florida

33025

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s

Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 954 842-2024

(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, par value $0.0001 per share

HCWB

The

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 ☒

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.

June 15, 2026, HCW Biologics Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as follows:

1. The

Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as Class II directors listed

in the accompanying proxy statement to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual

meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified

or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Lisa M. Giles

1,127,580

230,984

1,189,957

Rick S. Greene

1,128,039

230,525

1,189,957

2. The

Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered

public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

2,536,919

1,748

9,854

—

3. The

Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of

incorporation on or before the one (1) year anniversary of the Annual Meeting, to implement

one or more reverse stock splits of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common

stock, par value $0.0001 per share (our “Common Stock”) (as necessary to maintain

a listing of our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”)) in an

aggregate range from one-for-five (1:5) up to one-for-twenty (1:20).

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

2,231,771

258,125

58,625

—

4. The

Company’s stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule

5635(d), the issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of up to 2,477,292 Common

Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Common Warrants”) issued pursuant to that certain

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 17, 2026, entered into in connection with the

Company’s follow-on public offering of Units, consisting of one share of Common Stock

purchased for $0.6055 and one Common Warrant which may be exercised to purchase one share

of Common Stock for $0.6055 per share..

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

1,102,910

233,136

22,518

1,189,957

5. The

Company’s stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule

5635(d), the repricing of certain warrants issued on November 20, 2025 to purchase up to

3,020,410 shares of our Common Stock pursuant to that certain Existing Warrants Amendment

Agreement, dated February 17, 2026, to reduce the exercise price of the Existing Warrants

to $0.6055 per share, and to approve the issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon exercise

of the Existing Warrants as so amended.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

1,083,864

251,605

23,095

1,189,957

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.

HCW BIOLOGICS INC.

Date:

June 15, 2026

By:

/s/

Hing C. Wong

Hing

C. Wong, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

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