ftre-20260609
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
June 9, 2026
(Date of earliest event reported)
Fortrea Holdings Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-41704 | 92-2796441 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
8 Moore Drive | |||||||||||
Durham, | North Carolina | 27713 | |||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code) 877-495-0816
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | FTRE | 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).
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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 9, 2026, Fortrea Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 15, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 94,584,730 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of these shares, 86,194,966 were present or represented by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Proxies for the meeting were solicited in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on the following proposals:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Withheld | Abstained | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anshul Thakral | 75,014,537 | 2,533,352 | 14,497 | 8,632,580 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter M. Neupert | 70,709,138 | 5,953,866 | 899,382 | 8,632,580 | |||||||||||||||||||
| William J. Sharbaugh | 74,923,196 | 2,623,178 | 16,012 | 8,632,580 | |||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified based upon the following votes:
| Votes | Votes | Votes | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstained | ||||||||||||
| 86,104,449 | 71,295 | 19,222 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3: Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following votes:
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Broker | |||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstained | Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 73,544,293 | 3,877,113 | 140,980 | 8,632,580 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| Fortrea Holdings Inc. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Agnieszka M. Gallagher | |||||||
| Name: Agnieszka M. Gallagher | ||||||||
| Title: General Counsel | ||||||||
Date: June 12, 2026