8-K

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):

December 16, 2024

Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40656

81-3789973

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

171 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 500

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 825-6990

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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 exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

TNYA

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 16, 2024, Ms. Chihiro Saito, Senior Vice President, Accounting and Financial Operations (“SVP, AFO”) and Interim Principal Accounting Officer (“Interim PAO”) of Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (“Tenaya” or the “Company”) advised the Company that she was resigning from her role as SVP, AFO and Interim PAO to pursue another opportunity. Ms. Saito’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with Tenaya on any matter relating to Tenaya’s financials, operations, policies or practices.

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.


	TENAYA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Jennifer Drimmer Rokovich
		Jennifer Drimmer Rokovich
		General Counsel and Secretary
Date: December 17, 2024

SEC Form 8-K filed by Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.