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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-117723"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KZR"
cik: "0001645666"
company_name: "Kezar Life Sciences, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T09:42:18.232868+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kezar Life Sciences announces 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective Oct 29, 2024

## Summary
- Reverse split at 1:10 ratio; shares reduce from 72,962,220 to 7,296,222.
- Effective 5:00 p.m. ET Oct 29; trading on split-adjusted basis starts Oct 30.
- Split aims to regain Nasdaq minimum bid price compliance of $1.00 per share.
- No fractional shares; fractional holders receive rounding up to whole share.
- No change to authorized shares, par value, or trading symbol KZR.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-117723
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KZR
- cik: 0001645666
- company_name: Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645666/000095017024117723/0000950170-24-117723-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645666/000095017024117723/kzr-20241028.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-117723
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-117723.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-117723.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.: Amended certificate of incorporation to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (effective 2024-10-29).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2024-10-29
  source text: On October 28, 2024, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to effect the Reverse Stock Split. The Charter Amendment will become effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2024 (the “Effective Time”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645666/000095017024117723/0000950170-24-117723-index.htm

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