auph-20220517

Alberta, Canada

001-36421

98-1231763

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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Common Shares, without par value

AUPH

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).

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. ☐

(b)The following proposals were voted upon at the 2022 Meeting and the final voting results with respect to each such proposal are set forth below:

Proposal 1: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders elected Dr. George Milne, Mr. Peter Greenleaf, Dr. David R.W. Jayne, Mr. Joseph P. Hagan, Dr. Daniel Billen, Mr. R. Hector MacKay-Dunn, Ms. Jill Leversage, Mr. Timothy P. Walbert and Dr. Brinda Balakrishnan to serve as members of the Company's board of directors until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2023.


Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Dr. George Milne	26,713,176	17,437,781	27,895,212
Mr. Peter Greenleaf	31,700,200	12,450,757	27,895,212
Dr. David R.W. Jayne	33,300,962	10,859,995	27,895,212
Mr. Joseph P. Hagan	24,070,897	20,080,060	27,895,212
Dr. Daniel Billen	33,482,518	10,668,439	27,895,212
Mr. R. Hector MacKay-Dunn	26,206,913	17,944,044	27,895,212
Ms. Jill Leversage	27,594,235	16,556,722	27,895,212
Mr. Timothy P. Walbert	33,368,946	10,782,011	27,895,212
Dr. Brinda Balakrishnan	34,251,064	9,899,893	27,895,212

Proposal 2: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2023 or until a successor is appointed.

Proposal 3: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, a "say on pay" resolution regarding the Company's executive compensation.


Exhibit No.						Description

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.



						AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

			By:			/s/ Stephen P. Robertson
			Name:			Stephen P. Robertson
			Title:			Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer


For	Against	Abstain
63,341,990	6,693,240	2,000,938


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
33,050,501	10,490,227	610,231	27,895,210


Item 5.07			Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits