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): December 13, 2021

FATE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-36076	65-1311552
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12278 Scripps Summit Drive
San Diego, California	92131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 858 875-1800

3535 General Atomics Court, Suite 200

San Diego, California 92121

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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, $.001 par value	FATE	NASDAQ Global Market

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 8.01 Other Events.

On December 13, 2021, Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued (i) a press release providing a clinical and regulatory update on the Company’s FT516 product candidate and (ii) a press release providing a clinical update on the Company’s FT596 product candidate. Copies of the press releases are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 13, 2021, entitled “Fate Therapeutics Highlights Positive Durability of Response Data from FT516 Phase 1 Study for B-cell Lymphoma and Announces FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation Granted to FT516 for Relapsed / Refractory DLBCL.”
99.2	Press release dated December 13, 2021, entitled “Fate Therapeutics Showcases Positive Interim Phase 1 Data from FT596 Off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived CAR NK Cell Program for Relapsed / Refractory B-cell Lymphoma at 2021 ASH Annual Meeting.”
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	FATE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
December 14, 2021	By:	/s/ J. Scott Wolchko
		J. Scott Wolchko
		President and Chief Executive Officer