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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-003452"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GUTS"
cik: "0001572616"
company_name: "FRACTYL HEALTH, INC."
filed_at: "2026-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:32:17.138442+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fractyl Health appoints Lara Smith Weber as CFO; Lisa Davidson resigns effective Dec 31, 2025

## Summary
- Lara Smith Weber appointed CFO effective Jan 12, 2026; succeeds Lisa Davidson who resigned effective Dec 31, 2025.
- Weber receives signing bonus of $150,000, base salary of $492,100, 40% target annual bonus, and option for 1,036,800 shares.
- Davidson receives separation benefits: $450,000 salary continuation, $180,000 bonus, COBRA for 18 months, full time-vesting acceleration.
- Davidson to provide consulting services for up to 3 months post-separation at $400/hour.
- Weber previously CFO of Inari (Oct 2023-Jan 2026), ONWARD Medical, and U.S. CFO at MorphoSys.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-003452
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GUTS
- cik: 0001572616
- company_name: FRACTYL HEALTH, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1572616/000119312526003452/0001193125-26-003452-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1572616/000119312526003452/guts-20251230.htm

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