SEC Form 8-K filed by Alector Inc.

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): March 7, 2025

Alector, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (415) 231-5660

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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On March 7, 2025, Alector, Inc. (“Alector” or “the Company”) committed to a plan to reduce its workforce (the “Plan”) by approximately 13% as part of its cost reduction initiatives in order to align resources with the Company’s strategic priorities, including advancing its preclinical and research pipeline. The Company initiated a reduction in force impacting approximately 25 employees across the organization. The Company continues to expect that its existing cash, cash equivalents and investments will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through 2026.

One-time restructuring charges associated with the reduction in force are expected to be approximately $2.4 million, primarily consisting of personnel expenses such as salaries, one-time severance payments, and other benefits. Cash payments related to these expenses will be paid out and the reduction in force is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2025. The estimated costs that the Company expects to incur in connection with the reduction are subject to a number of assumptions, and actual results may differ significantly from these estimates. The Company may also incur additional costs not currently contemplated due to events that may occur as a result of, or that are associated with, the reduction.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 8-K are forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the Company’s plans, expectations, forecasts and future events. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the potential of, and expectations regarding the Company’s business strategy, statements relating to the anticipated timing and details of the Plan and the expected impacts, charges and costs associated with the Plan that the Company expects to incur. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “will,” “expect,” “enable,” “likely” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Actual events, trends or results could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements based on various factors. Information regarding the foregoing and additional risks may be found in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the Company’s future reports to be filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Form 8-K, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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.