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): June 10, 2026
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 919 314-5512
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 10, 2026, Precision BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) and Banc of California (the “Lender”) entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”).. The First Amendment amended the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 31, 2024, between the Company and Lender (as amended, including the First Amendment, the “Loan and Security Agreement”). The First Amendment extended the maturity date of the Term Loan (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement) from June 30, 2027, to December 31, 2029.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the First Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
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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.
| PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | June 16, 2026 | By: | /s/ John Alexander Kelly | ||||||||
John Alexander Kelly Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of June 10, 2026 by and among BANC OF CALIFORNIA, a California state-chartered bank (“Bank”), and PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC. (“Borrower”).
RECITALS
Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 2024 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”). The parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1)The following defined term in Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:
“Term Loan Maturity Date” means December 31, 2029.
2)Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement. The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof. Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.
3)Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date of this Amendment.
4)This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
5)As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:
a)this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;
b)payment of all Bank Expenses, including Bank’s expenses for the documentation of this Amendment and any related documents, and any UCC, good standing or intellectual property search or filing fees, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts at Bank; and
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c)such other documents and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.
BORROWER:
PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ Alex Kelly
Name: Alex Kelly
Title: Chief Financial Officer
BANK:
BANC OF CALIFORNIA
By: /s/ Ryan Kelley
Name: Ryan Kelley
Title: SVP, Client Manager
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