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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 22, 2024
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Editas Medicine, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-37687 | 46-4097528 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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11 Hurley Street | |
Cambridge, | Massachusetts | 02141 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 401-9000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | EDIT | 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).
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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. o
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 22, 2024, Editas Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) disclosed that it had preliminary unaudited cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of September 30, 2024 of approximately $265 million (the “Financial Information”). The Financial Information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is unaudited and preliminary, subject to the completion of the Company’s third quarter financial closing procedures, and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of September 30, 2024 or the results of operations for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Financial Information may differ materially from the amounts that will be reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The information contained in Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “Filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 22, 2024, the Company issued a press release titled “Editas Medicine Announces Progress Towards 2024 Goals, Including Achievement of In Vivo Preclinical Proof of Concept, and Strategic Update,” a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “Filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
*This exhibit shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| EDITAS MEDICINE, INC. |
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Date: October 22, 2024 | By: | /s/ Erick Lucera |
| | Erick Lucera |
| | Chief Financial Officer |