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 15, 2020

KARUNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 449-2244

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:

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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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

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its previously announced Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 15, 2020, at which a quorum was present. As of April 24, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 26,130,120 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020: (i) to elect Heather Preston, M.D. as a Class I director of the Company to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023 and until her successor has been elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”) and (ii) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (“Proposal 2”).

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders approved the Class I director nominee recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted for the Class I director as follows:

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

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.