UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 21, 2026
Actuate Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-42139 | 47-3044785 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1751 River Run, Suite 400 Fort Worth, Texas |
76107 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (817) 887-8455
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:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | ACTU | 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 x
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 May 21, 2026, Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) hosted its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) virtually. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected each of the two Class II director nominees listed below to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; and (ii) ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The final voting results regarding each proposal are set forth below.
| (i) | The voting results with respect to the election of each director were as follows: |
| Nominees | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Aaron G.L. Fletcher, Ph.D. | 14,877,247 | 1,883,025 | 1,871,309 |
| Jason Keyes | 16,727,875 | 32,397 | 1,871,309 |
| (ii) | The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 18,571,817 | 50,023 | 9,741 | - |
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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.
| Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Date: May 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel M. Schmitt |
| Name: Daniel M. Schmitt | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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