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Graphite Bio discloses supplemental proxy details to resolve merger-related shareholder lawsuits
LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.
- Two federal lawsuits filed in CA and DE allege proxy omissions on LENZ financials, advisor conflicts; 12 additional demand letters received.
- Company voluntarily adds disclosures including Transaction Committee member compensation ($0 extra) and liquidation value of $2.86/sh in Feb 2024.
- Liquidation analysis per share in March 2027: $0.10 low case, $0.19 high case based on $5.6M-$11.1M net cash.
- Leerink DCF analysis yielded implied exchange ratio range of 2.8075-3.2957, valuing LENZ equity at $460M-$540M.
- Graphite denies allegations, states proxy complies with law; no executive officers expected to serve in combined company post-merger.