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): July 16, 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:
| 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 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 16, 2024, Senti Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amended and restated ChEF purchase agreement (the “A&R Purchase Agreement”) with Chardan Capital Markets LLC in connection with its outstanding $50,000,000 equity facility to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to update the volume weighted average price purchase mechanics of the equity facility to permit Intraday VWAP Purchases (as defined in the A&R Purchase Agreement).
The foregoing description of the A&R Purchase Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the A&R Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 10.1# | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
# Portions of schedules and exhibits to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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.
| SENTI BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | July 16, 2024 | By: | /s/ Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||||||||||||
| Name: | Timothy Lu, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||||