8-K

CRISPR Therapeutics AG

Date: February 13, 2024

/s/ Samarth Kulkarni

Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

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): February 13, 2024

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Switzerland

001-37923

Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

Baarerstrasse 14

6300 Zug, Switzerland

Not Applicable

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 41 (0)41 561 32 77

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 Shares, nominal value CHF 0.03

CRSP

The Nasdaq Global 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).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 13, 2024, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (the “Company”) announced that CASGEVY^™ (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy being jointly developed by the Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, has been granted conditional marketing authorization by the European Commission for the treatment of patients who are 12 years of age and older with severe sickle cell disease characterized by recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, for whom hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is appropriate and a human leukocyte antigen matched related hematopoietic stem cell donor is not available.

Conditional marketing authorizations (“CMAs”) are for medicines that fulfill a significant unmet medical need such as being for serious and life-threatening diseases, where no satisfactory treatment methods are available or where the medicine offers a major therapeutic advantage. A CMA is granted where comprehensive clinical data is not yet complete, but it is judged that such data will become available soon. CMAs are valid for one year and renewable annually with ongoing regulatory review of data.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

SEC Form 8-K filed by CRISPR Therapeutics AG