Form: 8-K

Current report filing

October 28, 2024

Documents

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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): October 27, 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)
(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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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 October 27, 2024, LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. and Corxel Pharmaceuticals issued a joint press release announcing topline data from the Phase 3 JX07001 clinical trial of LNZ100 in patients with presbyopia in China. 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
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: October 27, 2024
By: /s/ Daniel Chevallard
Name: Daniel Chevallard
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)