8-K - Zenas BioPharma, Inc. (0001953926) (Filer)

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): October 12, 2026

ZENAS BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-42270		93-2749244
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

852 Winter Street, Suite 250 Waltham, MA	02451
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (857) 271-2954

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, par value $0.0001 per share		ZBIO		The Nasdaq Global Select 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 x

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 12, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing new data from its Phase 3 trial of obexelimab in immunoglobulin G4-related disease, including, but not limited to, open label extension data.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “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, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by the Company on October 12, 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.

ZENAS BIOPHARMA, INC.

By:	/s/ Joseph Farmer
	Name:	Joseph Farmer
	Title:	President and Chief Operating Officer

Date: October 13, 2026