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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-044968"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001652724"
company_name: "Lucira Health, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T05:01:23.421992+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lucira Health files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plans sale of business

## Summary
- Filed Chapter 11 in Delaware on Feb 22, 2023; intends to sell business under Section 363 of Bankruptcy Code.
- Cash on hand ~$4.5M; no debtor-in-possession financing required; funds operations and sale process.
- Four directors resigned (Tuff Yen, Alison McCauley, Sandra Gardiner, Steve Tablak) effective Feb 17; Michael Wyse appointed lead independent director at $25k/month.
- Bankruptcy driven by lower COVID-19 test demand and delayed FDA EUA for COVID-19/Flu combo test.
- Company cautions common stock holders may receive no distribution; trading highly speculative.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-044968
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001652724
- company_name: Lucira Health, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.03, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/d642141d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-044968.txt

## Key facts
- Distress & Bankruptcy
  Lucira Health, Inc. entered chapter 11 in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (petition 2023-02-22).
  - Proceeding: chapter 11
  - Court: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
  - Petition: 2023-02-22
  source text: On February 22, 2023, Lucira Health, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Wyse was appointed as Lead Independent Director at Lucira Health, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Independent Director
  source text: appointed Michael Wyse to fill the newly created vacancy and serve as lead independent director, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Alison McCauley resigned as Director at Lucira Health, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Tuff Yen, Alison McCauley, Sandra A. Gardiner, and Steve Tablak, each members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), provided notice of their resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sandra A. Gardiner resigned as Director at Lucira Health, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Tuff Yen, Alison McCauley, Sandra A. Gardiner, and Steve Tablak, each members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), provided notice of their resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steve Tablak resigned as Director at Lucira Health, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Tuff Yen, Alison McCauley, Sandra A. Gardiner, and Steve Tablak, each members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), provided notice of their resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tuff Yen resigned as Director at Lucira Health, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Tuff Yen, Alison McCauley, Sandra A. Gardiner, and Steve Tablak, each members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), provided notice of their resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652724/000119312523044968/0001193125-23-044968-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.