Wave Life Sciences (WVE) 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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): September 24, 2024

WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Singapore	001-37627	98-1356880
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7 Straits View #12-00, Marina One
East Tower
Singapore	018936
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +65 6236 3388

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
$0 Par Value Ordinary Shares	WVE	The Nasdaq Global Market

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 24, 2024, Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (the “Company” or “Wave”) issued a press release announcing positive interim data from its Phase 2 FORWARD-53 clinical trial of WVE-N531, the Company’s clinical candidate for exon 53 amenable Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The press release also indicated that Wave management will host an investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on September 24, 2024, to discuss the interim results. For purposes of the call, and in connection with the announcement described above, the Company plans to share an investor slide presentation during the investor conference call, which will be available on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at https://ir.wavelifesciences.com/.

The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and 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 into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The information set forth in the press release referred to in Item 7.01 above, other than the second, third, and sixth paragraphs thereof, is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is furnished and not filed:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Wave Life Sciences Ltd. dated September 24, 2024
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.

WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
By:	/s/ Paul B. Bolno, M.D.
	Paul B. Bolno, M.D.
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 24, 2024