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): October 31, 2022 |
Lucira Health, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-39976 | 27-2491037 | ||
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1412 62nd Street |
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Emeryville, California |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (510) 350-8071 |
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(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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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| 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 8.01 Other Events.
On October 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of Lucira Health, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a reduction in force involving 56 employees, representing approximately 25.0% of the Company’s workforce. On October 31, 2022, the Company notified such employees of this reduction in force. This action is part of the Company’s initiatives to re-balance its cost structure. The Company expects that this reduction in force will be completed by December 30, 2022.
The Company does not expect to incur material charges in connection with this reduction in force. This reduction in force is expected to result in approximately $8.3 million of annualized cost savings. The Company may incur additional expenses not currently contemplated due to events associated with the reduction in force. The annualized cost savings are estimates and subject to a number of assumptions, and actual results may differ materially.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, about the Company that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “expect,” “may,” or “will,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, anticipated charges and future annualized cost savings in connection with the reduction in force. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are only predictions. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause its actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the important factors discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and its statements should not be read to indicate that the Company has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
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.
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Date: | November 1, 2022 | By: | /s/ Daniel George |
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| Daniel George, |