LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. 10-Q

Item 5. Other Information Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers On February 20, 2026 , Evert Schimmelpennink , our Chief Executive Officer , terminated a previously disclosed 10b5-1 trading plan that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act and was adopted on August 11, 2025. The 10b5-1 trading plan provided for the sale of up to 225,000 shares of the Company’s common stock related to the exercise of option awards granted to Mr. Schimmelpennink. No shares were sold under the plan prior to its termination. During our last fiscal quarter, none of our other directors or officers, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted and/or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408. Item 6. Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2024). 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 30, 2021). 4.1 Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on December 6, 2023). 31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) __________________ * The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. 76 Table of Contents 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. LENZ THERAPEUTICS, INC. Dated: May 11, 2026 By: /s/ Evert Schimmelpennink Name: Evert Schimmelpennink Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Dated: May 11, 2026 By: /s/ Daniel Chevallard Name: Daniel Chevallard Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 77