UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 14, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

PhenomeX Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware			35-2415390
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

001-39388

(Commission File Number)

5858 Horton Street, Suite 320

Emeryville, California 94608

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(510) 858-2855

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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
Common stock, $0.00005 par value	CELL	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 14, 2023, PhenomeX Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release of PhenomeX Inc. dated August 1 4 , 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.


	PhenomeX INC.


Date: August 14, 2023	By:	/s/ MEHUL JOSHI

	Name:	Mehul Joshi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

PhenomeX Inc. 8-K