til-20260401
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2026
Instil Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-40215 | 83-2072195 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
3963 Maple Avenue, Suite 350 Dallas, Texas | 75219 | |||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
(972) 499-3350
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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, $0.000001 par value | TIL | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
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).
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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 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On April 1, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Instil Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of RSM US LLP (“RSM”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. This action resulted in the replacement of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, which the Audit Committee dismissed effective April 1, 2026.
The reports of Deloitte on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. In connection with the audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and in the subsequent period through April 1, 2026, there were no disagreements with Deloitte on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused Deloitte to make reference to the matter in their report. There were no reportable events (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, or in the subsequent period through April 1, 2026.
The Company has provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to Deloitte and requested that Deloitte furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether Deloitte agrees with the above statements. A copy of Deloitte’s letter, dated April 3, 2026, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
During the two most recent fiscal years and in the subsequent interim period through April 1, 2026, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with RSM with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that would have been rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, or any other matters set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits | ||||||||
Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
16.1 | ||||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Instil Bio, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date: | April 3, 2026 | By: | /s/ Sandeep Laumas, M.D. | |||||||||||||||||
Sandeep Laumas, M.D. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||