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SERA PROGNOSTICS INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 20, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 20, 2024

SERA$2.190.0%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number:001-40606

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware26-1911522
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
2749 East Parleys Way, Suite 200Salt Lake City, Utah84109
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801)990-0520

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per shareSERAThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated fileroAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated filerxSmaller reporting companyx
Emerging growth companyx

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. o

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso Nox

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class A common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on June 30, 2023, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $91.7 million. As of March 15, 2024, the registrant had 31,457,902 and 967,759 shares of Class A and B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding, respectively.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements3
PART I
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors40
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments79
Item 1C.Cybersecurity79
Item 2.Properties81
Item 3.Legal Proceedings81
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures81
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities82
Item 6.[ Reserved ]82
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations82
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk90
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data92
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure116
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures116
Item 9B.Other Information117
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdiction that Prevent Inspections118
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance119
Item 11.Executive Compensation119
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters119
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence119
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services119
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules120
Signatures124

“Sera,” “PreTRM,” “The Pregnancy Company” and our logo are our trademarks. All other service marks, trademarks, and trade names appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks, or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other companies. Solely for convenience, trademarks and tradenames referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may appear without the® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights, or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights, to these trademarks and tradenames. Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms “Sera,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this report to refer to Sera Prognostics, Inc.

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