---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-015730"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TWST"
cik: "0001581280"
company_name: "Twist Bioscience Corp"
filed_at: "2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:26:04.487380+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Twist Bioscience to issue up to 632,328 shares for Invenra license and equity stake

## Summary
- Total consideration: up to 632,328 TWST shares plus $5M cash.
- 324,558 shares + $5M to Invenra for license and technology transfer.
- 307,770 shares to two Invenra investors for ~6% preferred stock ownership.
- Twist gains right to designate one director to Invenra board.
- Registration Rights Agreements filed to register resale of issued shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-015730
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TWST
- cik: 0001581280
- company_name: Twist Bioscience Corp
- filed_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581280/000110465926015730/0001104659-26-015730-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581280/000110465926015730/tm266463d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-015730.txt

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