UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Month of June 2024

Commission File Number: 001-39487

Silence Therapeutics plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

72 Hammersmith Road

London W14 8TH

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒   Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K (the “Report”) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-248682 and 333-273576) and the registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-248203, 333-260265 and 333-279185) of Silence Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a press release of Silence Therapeutics plc, dated June 24, 2024.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated June 24, 2024.

SIGNATURE

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.

	SILENCE THERAPEUTICS PLC
Date: June 24, 2024	By:	/s/ Craig Tooman
		Craig Tooman
		President and Chief Executive Officer