dna-20240509

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): May 9, 2024

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GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-40097

87-2652913

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 422-5362

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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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

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

DNA

NYSE

Warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

DNA.WS

NYSE

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). o

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. o

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 8, 2024, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 2.05. Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

As previously announced on May 9, 2024, in connection with the Company’s multi-year plan to reduce operational expenditures, management approved a plan for restructuring actions, including a reduction in labor expenses and a planned consolidation of certain of its facilities. Initial workforce reductions commenced in June 2024, with further reductions expected in the second half of 2024. All reductions are expected to be substantially completed in 2025, subject to compliance with applicable laws. The Company plans to consolidate certain facilities through various actions, including the consolidation of office and laboratory operations into fewer locations, subleasing unused facilities, and other related measures. While the Company aims to complete the majority of its facility consolidation actions in 2025, the actual timing may vary. The Company currently estimates the costs for the reduction in force to range from $18.0 million to $22.0 million primarily in the Cell Engineering segment and consist of one-time cash severance and related costs. Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 and financial statement notes for more information on the restructuring.

Forward-Looking Statements

Item 2.05 of this Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements related to the Company’s expected operating expense reductions, the expected timing of such reduction and the charges and financial impact associated with such reductions, and the timing of headcount reductions. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “can,” “project,” “potential,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to: (i) our ability to realize near-term and long-term cost savings associated with our site consolidation plans, including the ability to terminate leases or find sub-lease tenants for unused facilities, (ii) volatility in the price of the Company’s securities due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which the Company operates and plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, and changes in laws and regulations affecting the Company’s business, (iii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and to identify and realize additional business opportunities, (iv) the risk of downturns in demand for products using synthetic biology, (v) the uncertainty regarding the demand for passive monitoring programs and biosecurity services, (vi) changes to the biosecurity industry, including due to advancements in technology, emerging competition and evolution in industry demands, standards and regulations, (vii) the outcome of any pending or potential legal proceedings against the Company, (viii) our ability to realize the expected benefits from and the success of our Foundry platform programs, (ix) our ability to successfully develop engineered cells, bioprocesses, data packages or other deliverables, (x) the product development or commercialization success of our customers, and (xi) the potential negative impact on our business of our planned reduction in force or the failure to realize the anticipated savings associated therewith. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 29, 2024 and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The Company does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press Release, issued by Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. on August 8 , 2024

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL)

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.


	GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: August 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Mark Dmytruk
	Name:	Mark Dmytruk
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer