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Forte Biosciences, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

At Forte Biosciences, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 29, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 70 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 346 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive… — Forte Biosciences, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 76% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Forte Biosciences, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2026.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 70Asset managers
  • 346Fund votes
  • May 29, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 29, 2026: 6 items on Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 2, 2026: 3 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Forte Biosciences, Inc.

These tallies are Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Forte Biosciences, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 29, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Steven Kornfeld 12,286,043---- 3,973,9281,506,063 76%Elected—
Elect Director: Scott Brun, M.D. 12,958,889---- 3,301,0821,506,063 80%Elected—
Elect Director: Paul A. Wagner, Ph.D. 16,027,110---- 232,8611,506,063 99%Elected—
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 17,722,8933,18239,959 --0 99.9%Approved—
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. 12,143,1533,764,729352,089 --1,506,063 76%Approved—
4. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan . 11,911,8793,997,050351,042 --1,506,063 75%Approved—

Source: Forte Biosciences, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Forte Biosciences, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 70 asset managers that disclosed a Forte Biosciences, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Paul A. Wagner, Ph.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 16,027,110WITHHELD: 232,861
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 21 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three (3) Class III directors to hold office until our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successors are elected and qualified: Paul A. Wagner, Ph.D.

Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul A. Wagner, Ph.D.”): 16,027,110 for, 232,861 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected to serve as Class III directors, each to hold office until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier resignation or removal:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 21 asset managers below reported 4,829,541 for, 1,184 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 4,829,541WITHHOLD: 1,184
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three (3) Class III directors to hold office until our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until ” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
Fidelity775,5810 00For
ALGER FUNDS761,8250 00For
Vanguard692,7270 01,117For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS241,7300 00For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS56,4520 00For
Russell Investments50,0510 00For
Alger ETF Trust33,0020 00For
ALGER FUNDS II32,3410 00For
Lord Abbett32,2920 00For
ALPS ETF Trust10,2000 00For
Charles Schwab9,8640 00For
American Century8,5760 00For
Empower6,6910 00For
Equitable5,3620 00For
Victory Capital1,2460 00For
Texas Capital Funds Trust6070 00For
BlackRock2680 00For
John Hancock2080 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 067Withhold
Guggenheim20 00For

2. Elect Director: Scott Brun, M.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

80% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 80%WITHHELD
FOR: 12,958,889WITHHELD: 3,301,082
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 21 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three (3) Class III directors to hold office until our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successors are elected and qualified: Scott Brun, M.D.

Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott Brun, M.D.”): 12,958,889 for, 3,301,082 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected to serve as Class III directors, each to hold office until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier resignation or removal:”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 21 asset managers below reported 3,683,954 for, 1,146,766 withheld, 5 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 3,683,954ABSTAIN: 5WITHHOLD: 1,146,766
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three (3) Class III directors to hold office until our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until ” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
Fidelity775,5810 00For
ALGER FUNDS00 0761,825Withhold
Vanguard692,7220 51,117For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS00 0241,730Withhold
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS00 056,452Withhold
Russell Investments50,0510 00For
Alger ETF Trust00 033,002Withhold
ALGER FUNDS II00 032,341Withhold
Lord Abbett32,2920 00For
ALPS ETF Trust00 010,200Withhold
Charles Schwab9,8640 00For
American Century00 08,576Withhold
Empower6,6910 00For
Equitable5,3620 00For
Victory Capital00 01,246Withhold
Texas Capital Funds Trust6070 00For
BlackRock2680 00For
John Hancock00 0208Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 067Withhold
Guggenheim00 02Withhold

3. Elect Director: Steven Kornfeld

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

76% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 76%WITHHELD
FOR: 12,286,043WITHHELD: 3,973,928
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 21 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three (3) Class III directors to hold office until our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successors are elected and qualified: Steven Kornfeld

Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven Kornfeld”): 12,286,043 for, 3,973,928 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected to serve as Class III directors, each to hold office until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier resignation or removal:”
Support: 76% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 21 asset managers below reported 3,622,978 for, 1,207,741 withheld, 6 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 3,622,978ABSTAIN: 6WITHHOLD: 1,207,741
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three (3) Class III directors to hold office until our 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until ” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
Fidelity775,5810 00For
ALGER FUNDS00 0761,825Withhold
Vanguard692,1850 61,653For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS00 0241,730Withhold
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS00 056,452Withhold
Russell Investments00 050,051Withhold
Alger ETF Trust00 033,002Withhold
ALGER FUNDS II00 032,341Withhold
Lord Abbett32,2920 00For
ALPS ETF Trust00 010,200Withhold
Charles Schwab00 09,864Withhold
American Century00 08,576Withhold
Empower6,6910 00For
Equitable5,1060 0256For
Victory Capital00 01,246Withhold
Texas Capital Funds Trust6070 00For
BlackRock00 0268Withhold
John Hancock00 0208Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 067Withhold
Guggenheim00 02Withhold

4. 4. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan .

Official resultFund totals may overlapCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

75% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 75%AGAINST
FOR: 11,911,879AGAINST: 3,997,050
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 22 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.

Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan .”): 11,911,879 for, 3,997,050 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the A&R 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.”
Support: 75% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 21 asset managers voting on “THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
Fidelity149,390626,191 00Mixed
ALGER FUNDS0761,825 00Against
Vanguard692,7211,123 00For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS0241,730 00Against
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS056,452 00Against
Russell Investments50,0510 00For
Alger ETF Trust033,002 00Against
ALGER FUNDS II032,341 00Against
Lord Abbett32,2920 00For
ALPS ETF Trust010,200 00Against
Charles Schwab9,8640 00For
American Century08,576 00Against
Empower6,6910 00For
Equitable5,3620 00For
Victory Capital01,246 00Against
Texas Capital Funds Trust6070 00For
BlackRock2680 00For
John Hancock0208 00Against
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III067 00Against
Guggenheim02 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 21 managers: 3,057,762 for, 1,772,963 against.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC315,8020 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 315,802 for.

5. 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

76% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 76%AGAINST
FOR: 12,143,153AGAINST: 3,764,729
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Say-on-Pay Vote").

Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.”): 12,143,153 for, 3,764,729 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.”
Support: 76% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 21 asset managers voting on “The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for the fisc” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
Fidelity626,191149,390 00Mixed
ALGER FUNDS0761,825 00Against
Vanguard693,302541 00For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS0241,730 00Against
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS056,452 00Against
Russell Investments050,051 00Against
Alger ETF Trust033,002 00Against
ALGER FUNDS II032,341 00Against
Lord Abbett32,2920 00For
ALPS ETF Trust010,200 00Against
Charles Schwab09,864 00Against
American Century08,576 00Against
Empower6,6910 00For
Equitable5,3620 00For
Victory Capital01,246 00Against
Texas Capital Funds Trust6070 00For
BlackRock2680 00For
John Hancock0208 00Against
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III067 00Against
Guggenheim02 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 21 managers: 3,475,229 for, 1,355,495 against.

Institutional-manager reports: 56 asset managers voting on “The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for the fisc” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Janus Henderson2,730,9200 00For
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC1,577,7050 00For
FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC01,252,139 00Against
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.0969,368 00Against
MPM BioImpact LLC951,3880 00For
Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC896,5590 00For
Woodline Partners LP822,3480 00For
Fidelity626,1910 00For
Citadel482,4350 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC316,8390 00For
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC315,8020 00For
Candriam S.C.A.0192,196 00Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC0187,571 00Against
Trails Edge Capital Partners, LP185,0000 00For
BRAIDWELL LP134,5920 00For
Vanguard111,5560 00For
J. Goldman & Co LP87,2020 00For
Russell Investments085,015 00Against
State Street78,4991,522 00For
BlackRock70,4310 00For
LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC58,7682,119 00For
Boxer Capital Management, LLC53,2390 00For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP050,808 00Against
Logos Global Management LP050,000 00Against

No total is shown for the institutional-manager reports: their sum exceeds the company's reported shares outstanding. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

6. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

99.9% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 17,722,893AGAINST: 3,182
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 21 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.

Forte Biosciences, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026”): 17,722,893 for, 3,182 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified based on the following results of voting:”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 21 asset managers below reported 4,830,725 for.

FOR
FOR: 4,830,725
Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR” at Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Federated Hermes2,110,5160 00For
Fidelity775,5810 00For
ALGER FUNDS761,8250 00For
Vanguard693,8440 00For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS241,7300 00For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS56,4520 00For
Russell Investments50,0510 00For
Alger ETF Trust33,0020 00For
ALGER FUNDS II32,3410 00For
Lord Abbett32,2920 00For
ALPS ETF Trust10,2000 00For
Charles Schwab9,8640 00For
American Century8,5760 00For
Empower6,6910 00For
Equitable5,3620 00For
Victory Capital1,2460 00For
Texas Capital Funds Trust6070 00For
BlackRock2680 00For
John Hancock2080 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III670 00For
Guggenheim20 00For

Largest Forte Biosciences, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 13,885,668 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Forte Biosciences, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Federated Hermes 15.20%
2Fidelity 5.59%
3ALGER FUNDS 5.49%
4Vanguard 5.00%
5ALGER PORTFOLIOS 1.74%
6ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS 0.41%
7Russell Investments 0.36%
8Alger ETF Trust 0.24%
9ALGER FUNDS II 0.23%
10Lord Abbett 0.23%
Institutional-manager reports: top Forte Biosciences, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Janus Henderson 19.67%
2Federated Hermes 15.20%
3ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 11.36%
4FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 9.02%
5ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 6.98%
6MPM BioImpact LLC 6.85%
7Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 6.46%
8Woodline Partners LP 5.92%
9Fidelity 4.51%
10Citadel 3.47%

Reported Forte Biosciences, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Forte Biosciences, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Entities Affiliated with OrbiMed — DEF14A
Entities Affiliated with Janus Henderson Investors US LLC — DEF14A
Entities Affiliated with Federated Hermes, Inc. — DEF14A
Entities Affiliated with Alger Associates, Inc. — DEF14A
Entities Affiliated with Tybourne Strategic Opportunities Fund II LP — DEF14A
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC — 13G
ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC — 13G
Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC — 13G
MPM BioImpact LLC — 13G
Alger Associates, Inc. — 13G

Percentages above are of 13,885,668 shares outstanding, as reported by Forte Biosciences, Inc. on its Form 10-K dated March 27, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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