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): (January 31, 2025)
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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).
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 31, 2025, Yvonne Li, the Consulting Agreement by and between Senti Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) and Yvonne Li, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, expired in accordance with its terms. As such, effective January 31, 2025, Ms. Li will no longer serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. On February 5, 2025, the Company and Ms. Li entered into a new consulting agreement (the “New Consulting Agreement”) pursuant to which Ms. Li will serve as a consultant to the Company and will cooperate with the Company’s executive management team and other functional teams on an orderly transition of her responsibilities until March 31, 2025.
The foregoing description of the New Consulting Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Consulting Agreement, which the Company expects to file as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025.
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: | February 06, 2025 | | By: | | /s/ Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D. |
| | | Name: | | Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D. |
| | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
