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): April 22, 2021

BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39208	81-5238376
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
26 Landsdowne St.
Cambridge, MA		02139
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (857) 327-8775

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 each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BEAM	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 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 22, 2021, Stephen Knight, M.D., provided Beam Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) with notice of his resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and all committees of the Board on which he served, effective as of April 22, 2021. Dr. Knight’s decision to resign did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Following the resignation, the Board reduced its size from eight to seven directors.

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.

	BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC.
Date: April 23, 2021	By:	/s/ John Evans
		John Evans
		Chief Executive Officer