blue-20240108

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2024

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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	001-35966	13-3680878
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

455 Grand Union Boulevard, Somerville, MA		02145
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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, $0.01 par value per share	BLUE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 January 8, 2024, bluebird bio, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that as of December 31, 2023, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance was approximately $275 million, including restricted cash of approximately $53 million. A copy of the press release containing this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”).

The cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities information above is based on preliminary unaudited information and management estimates for the year ended December 31, 2023, is not a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and is subject to completion of the Company’s financial closing procedures. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit or review of, and does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to, this preliminary estimate.


Item 7.01			Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company plans to present a corporate update on January 9, 2024 at the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. A copy of the presentation that will be used is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.

The information contained in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release issued by bluebird bio, Inc. on January 8 , 202 4 .
99.2						Corporate Presentation by bluebird bio, Inc.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding the Company’s preliminary unaudited cash position as of December 31, 2023. Statements using words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “may”, “will” and similar terms are also forward-looking statements. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s 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, but not limited to, the important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as updated by its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligations to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Current Report, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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.



Date: January 8, 2024	bluebird bio, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Joseph Vittiglio
	Name:	Joseph Vittiglio
	Title:	Chief Legal & Business Officer and Secretary