UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
to be converted as described herein into a corporation named
GRAIL, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
GRAIL, LLC (the “Company” or “GRAIL”) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form 10, initially filed on May 6, 2024 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), relating to the separation (the “Spin-Off”) of the Company from Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”), to be effected by Illumina’s distribution of at least 85.5% of the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, to holders of common stock of Illumina as a pro rata dividend in the Spin-Off (the “Distribution”). Immediately prior to the completion of the Spin-Off, GRAIL, LLC will be converted into a Delaware corporation and will be renamed GRAIL, Inc.
On June 3, 2024, the Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC. The Registration Statement includes a preliminary information statement that describes the Spin-Off and provides important information regarding the Company’s business and management. The final information statement, dated June 3, 2024 (the “Information Statement”), is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
As further described in the Information Statement, the Spin-Off is expected to be effective at 12:01 A.M. New York City time on June 24, 2024 (the “Distribution Date”). Holders of Illumina common stock will be entitled to receive one share of GRAIL common stock for every six shares of Illumina common stock held at the close of business on June 13, 2024 (the “Record Date”). The Distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described in the Information Statement.
Although the Company expects that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, will develop on the trading day prior to the Record Date, the Company’s common stock is expected to begin trading “regular way” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “GRAL” on June 25, 2024, the first trading day after the Distribution Date.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed as part of this Report. |
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| 99.1 | Information Statement of GRAIL, LLC dated June 3, 2024. | |
| 104.1 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL | |
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.
| GRAIL, LLC | ||||||
| Date: June 3, 2024 | By: | /s/ Abram Barth | ||||
| Name: | Abram Barth | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel | |||||