FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
For the period ended Jun 11, 2025. Filed Apr 24, 2025.
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Jun 11, 2025 · Filed Apr 24, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
NOTICE & PROXY STATEMENT
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
June 11, 2025
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
3 Van de Graaff Drive, Suite 200
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
MESSAGE TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS
April 24, 2025
Dear Fellow Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fractyl Health, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Our Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders that will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GUTS2025. Utilizing the latest technology and a virtual meeting format will allow stockholders to participate from any location and we expect will enable increased attendance, improved communications and cost savings for our stockholders and the Company compared to an in person meeting.
The Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement on the following pages describe the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Details regarding how to attend the meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, I urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy by phone, via the Internet, or, if you received paper copies of these materials, by signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. If you have previously received our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained in that notice. If you have received a proxy card, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained on the proxy card.
We appreciate your interest in and support of Fractyl Health and look forward to your participation at the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
Harith Rajagopalan, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director
NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Fractyl Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GUTS2025 and entering your 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or your proxy card.
Proposals
The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
| 1 | The election of William W. Bradley, Ajay Royan, and Amy W. Schulman as Class I directors, each for a three-year term ending at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
| 2 | The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 |
| 3 | Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any continuation, postponement, or adjournment of the Annual Meeting |
Only holders of record of our outstanding shares of common stock at the close of business on April 16, 2025, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting, or any continuation, postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of these stockholders will be available for examination by any stockholder during the ten days prior to the Annual Meeting for a purpose germane to the meeting during ordinary business hours at the Company’s principal executive office. The Annual Meeting may be continued or adjourned from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the Annual Meeting.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT: Important Information for Holders of our Common Stock
It is important that your shares be represented regardless of the number of shares you may hold as of the record date. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote your shares via the toll-free telephone number or over the Internet, as described in the enclosed materials. If you received a copy of the proxy card by mail, you may sign, date and mail the proxy card in the enclosed pre-addressed return envelope, which needs no postage if mailed in the United States. We encourage stockholders to submit their proxy by mail, telephone, or Internet. Promptly voting your shares will ensure the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting and will save us the expense of further solicitation. Submitting your proxy now will not prevent you from voting your shares at the Annual Meeting if you desire to do so, as your proxy is revocable at your option. The Company asks your cooperation in promptly submitting your proxy.
If you would like to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, please refer to the logistical information in the section titled “Questions and Answers About the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Sarah Toomey
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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