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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): August 13, 2024
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SENTI BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-40440 | | 86-2437900 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2 Corporate Drive, First Floor
South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 239-2030
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | SNTI | | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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. ☒
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 13, 2024, Senti Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
As previously disclosed, on August 7, 2023, the Company received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company’s common stock had failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 over the previous 30 consecutive business days as required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
On August 2, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), because for the 10 consecutive business days from July 18, 2024 to August 1, 2024, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock had been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and Nasdaq considers this matter closed.
CIRM Award
On August 5, 2024, the Company announced the commencement of a grant award of $8 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicines (“CIRM”). Pursuant to the executed agreement with CIRM, the first tranche of the grant award is expected to be received in August 2024. This CIRM grant will support the ongoing clinical development of SENTI-202, a potential first-in-class Logic Gated off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (“CAR-NK”) investigational cell therapy, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory (“r/r”) hematologic malignancies including acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”). The Phase 1 clinical trial of SENTI-202 (NCT06325748) is currently enrolling adult patients with r/r CD33 and/or FLT3 expressing hematologic malignancies, including AML, at multiple sites in the United States and Australia. Initial efficacy data are anticipated by year-end 2024 with initial durability data following in 2025.
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) |
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.
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| | | SENTI BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
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Date: | August 13, 2024 | | By: | | /s/ Timothy Lu |
| | | Name: | | Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D. |
| | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |