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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 4, 2024, Prime Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) and Myeloid Therapeutics, Inc. (“Myeloid”) entered into a settlement agreement (the “Agreement“) resolving the two arbitration proceedings between the parties related to the parties' former research collaboration, option and license agreement (the “License Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the parties agreed to resolve and settle all disputes between the parties and release all claims between them relating to the License Agreement and the arbitrations in exchange for the Company's payment to Myeloid of $13.5 million, certain mutual covenants, and other consideration.
The arbitrations were previously described in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 5, 2024
By: | /s/ Keith Gottesdiener | ||||
Name: | Keith Gottesdiener, M.D. | ||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||