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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc., or Fulcrum, held on June 26, 2025, or the Annual Meeting.
| a) | Fulcrum’s stockholders elected Katina Dorton, Robert Gould, and Kate Haviland as class III directors, each for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2028 and each until her or his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until her or his earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the three class III directors are as follows: |
| Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Katina Dorton |
44,618,582 | 1,601,489 | 3,317,555 | |||||||||
| Robert J. Gould |
43,847,378 | 2,372,693 | 3,317,555 | |||||||||
| Kate Haviland |
33,203,495 | 13,016,576 | 3,317,555 | |||||||||
| b) | Fulcrum’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of Fulcrum’s named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such vote are as follows: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 46,099,800 | 111,967 | 8,304 | 3,317,555 |
| c) | Fulcrum’s stockholders selected “one” year as the non-binding recommended frequency for future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of Fulcrum’s named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such non-binding advisory vote on frequency are as follows: |
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
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Broker | ||||
| 44,882,180 | 51,488 | 1,273,388 | 13,015 | 3,317,555 |
Consistent with the stockholder voting results above and the recommendation of Fulcrum’s board of directors as disclosed in Fulcrum’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, Fulcrum’s board of directors has determined to solicit a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of such non-binding advisory vote, or until Fulcrum’s board of directors determines that a different frequency of such non-binding advisory vote is in the best interest of Fulcrum’s stockholders.
| d) | Fulcrum’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification are as follows: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 49,513,190 | 22,808 | 1,628 | 0 |
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.
| FULCRUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 27, 2025 | By: | /s/ Curtis Oltmans | ||||
| Name: Curtis Oltmans Title: Chief Legal Officer | ||||||