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): May 20, 2021

FULGENT GENETICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(626) 350-0537

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at the Company’s offices at 4401 Santa Anita Avenue, Suite 214, El Monte, California 91731.  Of the Company’s 28,989,270 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of March 26, 2021, a quorum of 20,169,388 shares, or approximately 70% of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy. Each of the matters set forth below is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021. The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1

Election of the following nominees as directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.  

Proposal 2

Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.

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.