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8-K — AbCellera Biologics Inc.

Accession: 0001703057-26-000049

Filed: 2026-08-07

Period: 2026-08-07

CIK: 0001703057

SIC: 2834 (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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8-K — abcl-20260807.htm (Primary)

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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): August 7, 2026

__________________________________________

AbCellera Biologics Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

__________________________________________

British Columbia 001-39781 Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

150 W 4th Avenue

Vancouver, BC

V5Y 1G6

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office) (Zip code)

(604) 559-9005

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 shares ABCL The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company  o

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.  o

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 7, 2026, AbCellera Biologics Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it will release top-line data from its Phase 2 trial evaluating ABCL635 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) due to menopause on Monday, August 10, 2026 and hold an investor conference call at 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time (7:30 a.m. Eastern Time) the same day.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit

No. Description

99.1

Press Release issued by AbCellera Biologics Inc. on August 7, 2026.

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SIGNATURES

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

Date: August 7, 2026 ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC.

By: /s/ Carl L. G. Hansen

Carl L. G. Hansen, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

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150 W 4th Ave Vancouver, BC V5Y 1G6 T 1. 604.559.9005 abcellera.com NEWS RELEASE AbCellera to Announce Top-Line Results from the Phase 2 Trial of ABCL635 for the Treatment of Moderate-to- Severe VMS Due to Menopause on Monday, August 10, 2026 2026-08-07 Management to host a conference call and live webcast at 4:30 a.m. PT / 7:30 a.m. ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) will release top-line data from its Phase 2 trial evaluating ABCL635 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) due to menopause before the market opens on Monday, August 10, 2026 and hold an investor conference call at 4:30 a.m. Paci�c Time (7:30 a.m. Eastern Time) the same day. A live audio webcast of the investor conference may be accessed through a link that will be posted on AbCellera’s Investor Relations website. A replay will be available through the same link following the conference call. About ABCL635 ABCL635 is a potential �rst-in-class antibody drug for the non-hormonal treatment of moderate-to-severe VMS, commonly known as hot �ashes, due to menopause. ABCL635 speci�cally targets NK3R, a clinically validated G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) expressed on KNDy neurons in the infundibular nucleus of the hypothalamus. 1

ABCL635 is the �rst program from AbCellera’s GPCR and ion channel platform to advance into the pipeline, entering the clinic in July 2025. Additional details are available at www.abcellera.com/pipeline. The Phase 2 trial of ABCL635 (NCT07118891) is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with approximately 80 postmenopausal women designed to evaluate the e�cacy of ABCL635 in reducing the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe VMS. About AbCellera Biologics Inc. AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing �rst- in-class antibody-based medicines in the areas of endocrinology, women’s health, immunology, oncology, and more. For more information, please visit www.abcellera.com. Inquiries Media: Tiffany Chiu; media@abcellera.com, +1(236)521-6774 Investor Relations: Peter Ahn; ir@abcellera.com, +1(778)729-9116 Source: AbCellera Biologics Inc. 2

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