lenz-20250415

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): April 15, 2025

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)

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:


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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the previously announced Commercial Day to be held on April 15, 2025, to announce that the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $194 million as of March 31, 2025. This amount is unaudited and preliminary and is subject to completion of financial closing procedures. Our independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed or performed any procedures with respect to these preliminary results and, accordingly, does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about them.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously announced, the Company is hosting a Commercial Day today, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The event will include presentations by management to feature key updates as the Company approaches the potential approval and launch of LNZ100, including commercialization strategies, supply chain and product distribution readiness and perspectives from Key Opinion Leaders and Eye Care Professionals. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through a link on the Events section of the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.LENZ-tx.com. During the Commercial Day presentation, the Company will present an updated slide presentation, which will be available on the Investor Relations page on the Company’s website at www.LENZ-tx.com. The information available on the Company’s website, including the updated corporate presentation, is not incorporated by reference herein, and the inclusion of the Company’s website address is an inactive textual reference only.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 provided by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The information set forth above in Item 2.02 is incorporated by reference herein.

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: April 15, 2025
	By:	/s/ Daniel Chevallard
	Name:	Daniel Chevallard
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

LENZ Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events