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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2025 |
CULLINAN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-39856 |
81-3879991 |
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(IRS Employer
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One Main Street Suite 1350 |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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02142 |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 617 410-4650 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
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CGEM |
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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 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 18, 2025, in connection with its decision not to pursue further development of CLN-617, Cullinan Amber Corp. (the "Company"), a subsidiary of Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc. notified Massachusetts Institute of Technology ("MIT") of its decision to terminate the Exclusive Patent License Agreement, dated December 20, 2019 between the Company and MIT, as amended from time to time (the "License Agreement"), effective as of February 18, 2026. Pursuant to the License Agreement, MIT had granted the Company exclusive worldwide rights to the technology underlying CLN-617 to develop a cancer immunotherapy product worldwide. In connection with the termination of the License Agreement, the Company will return the licensed patent rights for the technology underlying CLN-617 to MIT.
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.
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CULLINAN THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: |
November 21, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Mary Kay Fenton |
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Mary Kay Fenton
Chief Financial Officer |