8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2026

NUVALENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-40671	81-5112298
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Nuvalent, Inc.

One Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(857) 357-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trade Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	NUVL	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 ☐

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 16, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 71,190,894 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 96.80% of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock as of April 20, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2026.

Proposal No. 1 — The following nominees were elected as Class II directors, each to serve on the Board for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:


Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Michael L. Meyers, M.D., Ph.D.	57,592,636	13,110,466	487,792
Ron Squarer	70,612,828	90,274	487,792

Proposal No. 2 — The compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, based on the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
68,898,711	1,786,465	17,926	487,792

Proposal No. 3 — 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 votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
71,172,889	858	17,147	—


	Nuvalent, Inc.

Date: June 18, 2026	By:	/s/ Deborah A. Miller
		Deborah A. Miller, Ph.D.
		Chief Legal Officer and Secretary