[S-8] Fortrea Holdings Inc. Employee Benefit Plan Registration

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

The filing is a Form S-8 for Fortrea Holdings Inc. that incorporates prior SEC filings by reference rather than repeating them. Part I information is omitted per Form S-8 instructions. The statement lists specific documents incorporated by reference, including the 2024 annual report, specified quarterly reports for 2025, several current reports filed in 2025, and the Common Stock description from prior Form 10 exhibits. The filing limits incorporation to items "filed" with the Commission and excludes furnished-only documents.

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Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine Form S-8 uses incorporation by reference to avoid duplicative disclosures; no new material financial information is provided.

The filing is procedural and standard for employee benefit registration. Omitting Part I is consistent with Form S-8 practice when prior registration statements remain effective. The document identifies which periodic and current reports will update the registration statement, and expressly excludes "furnished" items from incorporation. This preserves a clear record of what statements constitute the registration statement without adding substantive operational or financial disclosures.

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Administrative filing; no earnings, transactions, or balance-sheet changes disclosed—no immediate investor impact.

From a securities-compliance perspective, the S-8 appropriately ties the employee benefit plan registration to prior filings, ensuring future updates are captured via incorporated reports. Investors receive no new performance metrics or material events here; substance resides in the referenced filings. The exclusion of furnished-only items aligns with disclosure norms and limits inadvertent incorporation.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2025

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

_______________________________

FORM S-8

Registration Statement

Under

the Securities Act of 1933

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Fortrea Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________________________

Delaware

92-2796441

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8 Moore Drive Durham, North Carolina 27709 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

27709 (Zip Code)

Fortrea Holdings Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated

(Full title of the plans)

Stillman Hanson General Counsel Fortrea Holdings Inc.

8 Moore Drive

Durham, North Carolina 27709

(Name and address of agent for service)

+1 (877) 495-0816

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a copy to:

Amy M. Batten, Esq. Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2300 Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 821-1220

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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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 accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

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STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Fortrea Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) to register an additional 6,500,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable under the Fortrea Holdings Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “A&R Plan”).

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, except for Item 3 “Incorporation of Documents by Reference,” Item 5 “Interests of Named Experts and Counsel” and Item 8 “Exhibits,” the prior Registration Statement relating to the A&R Plan, Registration No. 333-273037 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 29, 2023, remains effective, and the contents of such prior Registration Statement is incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference. In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of the Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information the Company files with the Commission, which means that the Company can disclose important information by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement, and later information filed with the Commission will update and supersede this information. The Company hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:

(a)The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2025;

(b)The Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May 12, 2025, and June 30, 2025, filed with the Commission on August 6, 2025, respectively;

(c)The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 21, 2025, March 10, 2025, May 12, 2025, May 15, 2025, June 11, 2025, June 12, 2025, June 12, 2025, and August 27, 2025;

(d)The description of the Company’s Common Stock contained in the information statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed on June 8, 2023 (File No. 001-41704), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2025.

In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

The Company is not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed above or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the Commission, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

The validity of the securities being registered by this Registration Statement will be passed upon for the Company by Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., Raleigh, North Carolina

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

The exhibits below are filed or furnished as a part of this report and are incorporated herein by reference.

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

EXHIBIT NO.

DESCRIPTION

Filed Herewith

FORM

File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

4.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Fortrea Holdings Inc.

8-K

001-41704

3.1

3-Jul-23

4.2

Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Fortrea Holdings Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 12, 2025.

8-K

001-41704

3.1

12-Jun-25

4.3

Rights Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2025 between Fortrea Holdings Inc. and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent.

8-K

001-41704

4.1

12-Jun-25

4.4

Amended and Restated By-Laws of Fortrea Holdings Inc

8-K

001-41704

3.2

3-Jul-23

5.1

Opinion of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P.

X

23.1

Consent of Deloitte & Touche, an independent registered accounting firm.

X

23.2

Consent of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).

X

24.1

Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement).

X

99.1

Fortrea Holdings Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated).

10-Q

001-41704

10.5

6-Aug-25

107

Filing Fee Table

X

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, on August 29, 2025.

FORTREA HOLDINGS INC.
By:			/s/ Anshul Thakral
			Name: Anshul Thakral
			Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 29, 2025, each person whose signature appears below appoints Anshul Thakral, Stillman Hanson and Jill McConnell, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any additional registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature			Title
/s/ Anshul Thakral			President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Anshul Thakral
/s/ Jill McConnell			Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Jill McConnell
/s/ Robert A. Parks			Chief Accounting Officer
Robert A. Parks			(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Peter Neupert			Chairman of the Board of Directors
Peter Neupert
/s/ Edward Pesicka			Director
Edward Pesicka
/s/ Dr. Amrit Ray			Director
Dr. Amrit Ray
/s/ Erin L. Russell			Director
Erin L. Russell
/s/ Machelle Sanders			Director
Machelle Sanders
/s/ David Smith			Director
David Smith

FAQ

What does Fortrea's S-8 filing for FTRE do?

It registers securities under an employee benefit plan and incorporates specific prior filings by reference rather than repeating their content.

Which prior Fortrea filings are incorporated by reference in this S-8?

It incorporates the 2024 Annual Report, Quarterly Reports for March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, and several Current Reports filed in 2025, plus the Common Stock description from the Form 10 exhibits.

Does this S-8 filing provide new financial results for FTRE?

No. The filing is procedural and does not include earnings, balance-sheet changes, or transaction details; those appear in the referenced reports.

Are all documents related to Fortrea incorporated by reference here?

No. The filing incorporates only documents "filed" with the Commission and expressly excludes documents that are only "furnished."

Why is Part I information omitted from this Form S-8?

Omission follows the Form S-8 instruction when a prior effective registration statement covers the same securities; disclosure is incorporated by reference instead.