2seventy bio (TSVT) 10-Q/A 2023 Q1 Quarterly report (amended)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to ________

Commission file number 001-40791

2seventy bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	86-3658454
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
60 Binney Street Cambridge, MA	02142
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(339) 499-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	TSVT	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes  ☐    No  ☒

The registrant had outstanding 50,199,268 shares of common stock as of May 4, 2023.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

2seventy bio, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2023 (the “Original 10-Q”), solely for the purpose of filing revised versions of Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 filed with the Original 10-Q.

The Company is filing revised Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 solely in order to include certification language that was inadvertently omitted from such exhibits when originally filed: (i) the introductory language in paragraph 4 that refers to the certifying officer’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting for the Company; and (ii) paragraph 4(b) regarding the design of internal control over financial reporting. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the date of the filing of the Original 10-Q or modify or update any of the other disclosures contained therein in any way. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original 10-Q. This Amendment consists solely of the preceding cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page and paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 of each of the revised certifications filed as exhibits to this Amendment.

Item 6. Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
31.1*	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.SCH*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*)

*    Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	2seventy bio, Inc.
Date: December 1, 2023	By: /s/ Nick Leschly     Nick Leschly President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)
Date: December 1, 2023	By: /s/ Chip Baird     Chip Baird Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)