August 12, 2024 - 8-K: Current report filing | LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (LENZ)

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): August 12, 2024

LENZ THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40532

84-4867570

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


201 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Suite 300
Solana Beach, California						92075
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip code)

(858) 925-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

445 Marine View Ave., Ste. #320

Del Mar, California 92014

(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

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share

LENZ

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 8.01 Other Events.

On August 12, 2024, LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing its submission of a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for LNZ100. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press Release, dated August 12 , 2024.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document).

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.


LENZ THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Dated: August 12, 2024
	By:	/s/ Evert Schimmelpennink
	Name:	Evert Schimmelpennink
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: August 12, 2024
	By:	/s/ Daniel Chevallard
	Name:	Daniel Chevallard
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Form: 8-K

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