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    Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

    1/9/26 4:05:23 PM ET
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    8-K
    false 0001831363 0001831363 2026-01-07 2026-01-07
     
     

    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): January 07, 2026

     

     

    Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     

     

     

    Delaware   001-39926   98-1448275
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
     

    (Commission

    File Number)

      (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

     

    1065 East Hillsdale Blvd.

    Suite 100

     
    Foster City, California   94404
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 525-5535

    N/A

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

     

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     

    ☐

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

     

    ☐

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    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, $0.0001 par value per share   TERN   Nasdaq Global Select 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 2.02

    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

    On January 7, 2026, Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release regarding the Company’s 2026 priorities and program milestones to be discussed at a presentation at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The press release also included an update regarding the Company’s unaudited cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

    The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, 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), and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

     

    Item 9.01

    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits

     

    Exhibit

    No.

       Description
    99.1    Press Release issued by Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on January 7, 2026.
    104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

     


    SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     

        TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Date: January 9, 2026     By:  

    /s/ Caryn McDowell

          Caryn McDowell
          Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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