SEC Form 4 filed by Director Ra Capital Management, L.P.
$LENZ
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
Health Care
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. [ LENZ ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/11/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Stock Option (right to buy) | $30 | 06/11/2025 | A | 13,500 | (1) | 06/10/2035 | Common Stock | 13,500 | $0 | 13,500 | I | See footnotes(2)(3) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents the grant of a stock option to Zachary Scheiner pursuant to the Issuer's Outside Director Compensation Policy (the "Policy"). One hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to the option shall vest on June 11, 2026, subject to Dr. Scheiner's continuing to be an Outside Director (as defined in the Policy) through such applicable date. |
| 2. RA Capital Management, L.P. (the "Adviser") is the investment manager for RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the "Fund"), RA Capital Nexus Fund II, L.P. (the "Nexus Fund II"), and a separately managed account (the "Account"). The general partner of the Adviser is RA Capital Management GP, LLC (the "Adviser GP"), of which Dr. Peter Kolchinsky and Mr. Rajeev Shah are the managing members. The Adviser, the Adviser GP, the Fund, the Nexus Fund II, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the reported securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 3. Under Dr. Scheiner's arrangement with the Adviser, Dr. Scheiner holds the option for the benefit of the Fund, the Nexus Fund II and the Account. Dr. Scheiner is obligated to turn over to the Adviser any net cash or stock received upon exercise of the option, which will offset advisory fees owed by the Fund, the Nexus Fund II and the Account to the Adviser. The Reporting Persons therefore disclaim beneficial ownership of the option and underlying common stock. |
| Remarks: |
| Dr. Zachary Scheiner, a Principal of RA Capital Management, L.P., serves on the Issuer's board of directors. |
| /s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, L.P. | 06/11/2025 | |
| /s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC the General Partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. | 06/11/2025 | |
| /s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Nexus Fund II GP, LLC the General Partner of RA Capital Nexus Fund II, L.P. | 06/11/2025 | |
| /s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually | 06/11/2025 | |
| /s/ Rajeev Shah, individually | 06/11/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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