TNYA 8-K
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (TNYA)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 7, 2025, Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (“Earnings Press Release”). The full text of the Earnings Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
All of the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Press Release of Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc., dated May 7, 2025 |
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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.
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TENAYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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/s/ Jennifer Drimmer Rokovich |
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Jennifer Drimmer Rokovich |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: May 7, 2025 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Tenaya Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
Interim Data from Low Dose Cohort in MyPEAKTM-1 Clinical Trial of TN-201 Showed Encouraging Safety Profile, Transduction and Expression, Plus Improvements in Hypertrophy and NYHA Classification
RIDGE Natural History and Seroprevalence Study Highlights Significant Disease Burden and Unmet Need Among Adults with PKP2-associated ARVC
Data Readouts for TN-201 and TN-401 Clinical Programs On Track for
the Second Half of 2025
Cash Runway Extended into Second Half of 2026
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 7, 2025 -- Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNYA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to discover, develop and deliver potentially curative therapies that address the underlying causes of heart disease, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, and provided a corporate update.
“2025 is off to a strong start for Tenaya as we delivered positive data from our MyPEAK-1 clinical trial evaluating TN-201 for the potential treatment of MYBPC3-associated HCM, shared new findings from the RIDGE natural history study of adults with PKP2-associated ARVC, and extended our cash runway into the second half of 2026,” said Faraz Ali, Chief Executive Officer of Tenaya. “We are pleased to report that patient enrollment is on track for both the MyPEAK-1 study for TN-201 and the RIDGE-1 study for TN-401 as we drive both programs toward meaningful clinical readouts in the second half of this year. We have also taken important steps to focus our financial resources on clinical execution to help ensure we can take TN-201 and TN-401 through to important clinical milestones in 2026.”
Program and Business Updates
TN-201 – Gene Therapy for MYBPC3-Associated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
TN-401 – Gene Therapy for PKP2-Associated Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
Business Updates
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
About Tenaya Therapeutics
Tenaya Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to a bold mission: to discover, develop and deliver potentially curative therapies that address the underlying drivers of heart disease. Tenaya employs a suite of integrated internal capabilities, including modality agnostic target validation, capsid engineering and manufacturing, to generate a portfolio of genetic medicines aimed at the treatment of both rare genetic disorders and more prevalent heart conditions. Tenaya’s pipeline includes TN-201, a gene therapy for MYBPC3-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), TN-401, a gene therapy for PKP2-associated arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), TN-301, a small molecule HDAC6 inhibitor intended for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and multiple early-stage programs in preclinical development. For more information, visit www.tenayatherapeutics.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Words such as “on track,” “toward,” “ensure,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “potential,” “expected,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, status of enrollment for MyPEAK-1 and RIDGE-1; planned timing for sharing data from MyPEAK-1 and RIDGE-1 and the expected content of such data releases; Tenaya’s plans and expectations regarding its clinical development efforts and activities, including site activation, enrollment and dosing of patients and generating data for MyPEAK-1 and RIDGE-1; planned timing for sharing data from MyClimb, Tenaya’s non-interventional natural history study; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial potential of TN-201 and TN-401; the potential to use grant funding from CIRM to support RIDGE-1; the sufficiency of Tenaya’s cash resources to fund the company into the second half of 2026; expected charges relating to the
restructuring plan and anticipated timing thereof; and statements made by Tenaya’s chief executive officer. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based upon Tenaya’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: availability of data at the referenced times; the timing and progress of Tenaya’s clinical trials; unexpected concerns that may arise as a result of the occurrence of adverse safety events in Tenaya’s clinical trials; the potential failure of Tenaya’s product candidates to demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in clinical testing; the potential for any clinical trial results to differ from preclinical, interim, preliminary, topline or expected results; risks associated with the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics and operating as an early stage company; Tenaya’s ability to develop, initiate or complete preclinical studies and clinical trials, and obtain approvals, for any of its product candidates; Tenaya’s continuing compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks related to the impact of the restructuring plan on Tenaya’s business; the level of saving resulting from and charges related to the restructuring plan; Tenaya’s ability to raise any additional funding it will need to continue to pursue its business and product development plans; Tenaya’s reliance on third parties; Tenaya’s manufacturing, commercialization and marketing capabilities and strategy; the loss of key scientific or management personnel; competition in the industry in which Tenaya operates; Tenaya’s ability to comply with specified operating covenants and restrictions in its loan agreement; Tenaya’s ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its product candidates; general economic and market conditions; and other risks. Information regarding the foregoing and additional risks may be found in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in documents that Tenaya files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Tenaya assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Tenaya Contacts
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TENAYA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Operations
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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21,076 |
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25,055 |
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General and administrative |
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6,462 |
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8,707 |
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Total operating expenses |
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27,538 |
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33,762 |
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Loss from operations |
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(27,538 |
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(33,762 |
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Other income, net: |
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Interest income |
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635 |
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1,452 |
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Other income, net |
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39 |
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82 |
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Total other income, net |
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674 |
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1,534 |
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Net loss before income tax expense |
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(26,864 |
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(32,228 |
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Income tax expense |
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— |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(26,864 |
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(32,228 |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.24 |
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(0.40 |
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Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted |
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109,869,278 |
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80,982,326 |
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Condensed Balance Sheet Data
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities |
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88,158 |
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61,446 |
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Total assets |
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143,952 |
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119,940 |
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Total liabilities |
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24,556 |
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27,086 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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143,952 |
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119,940 |
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