til-20260515
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): May 15, 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).
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 May 15, 2026, Instil Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) provided a corporate update and announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company 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 No. | Description | |||||||
99.1 | ||||||||
104 | The cover page of this report has been formatted in Inline XBRL. | |||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dated: May 15, 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||