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 10, 2026
Silence Therapeutics plc
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| England and Wales | 001-39487 | Not Applicable | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 12 Hammersmith Grove | ||
| London | ||
| United Kingdom | W6 7AP | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: +44 20 3457 6900
Not Applicable
(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 | ||
| American Depositary Shares, each representing three ordinary shares, nominal value £0.05 per share | SLN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Ordinary share, nominal value £0.05 per share* | * | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| * | Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on 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 (§ 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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 10, 2026, Silence Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial and business results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific references in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 10, 2026 | |
| 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.
| SILENCE THERAPEUTICS PLC | ||||||
| Date: August 10, 2026 | By: | /s/ Iain Ross | ||||
| Name: Iain Ross | ||||||
| Title: Interim Principal Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||