LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.

The following table presents fees for professional audit services and other services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP to us for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

(1)“Audit Fees” consist of fees billed for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements, reviews of our quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements and related accounting consultations and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accountants in connection with regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. These fees included the issuance of consents in connection with registration statement filings with the SEC.

(2)“Audit-Related Fees” consist of fees for other audit-related professional services.

(3)“Tax Fees” consist of fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

(4)“All Other Fees” any fees billed that are not audit, audit-related or tax fees.

Auditor Independence

In 2024, there were no other professional services provided by Ernst & Young LLP, other than those listed above, that would have required our audit committee to consider their compatibility with maintaining the independence of Ernst & Young LLP.

Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Effective upon the closing of the Merger, our audit committee established a policy governing our use of the services of our independent registered public accounting firm. Under this policy, our audit committee is required to pre-approve all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm in order to ensure that the provision of such services does not impair such accounting firm’s independence. Since the adoption of this policy, all services provided by Ernst & Young LLP have been pre-approved by our audit committee.