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): November 15, 2022

Personalis, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(650) 752-1300

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

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:

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).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously reported, in September 2022, Personalis, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a new contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program (the “VA MVP”) to continue providing them whole genome sequencing services. The Company concurrently received an initial task order with a value of up to $10.0 million, subject to the receipt of samples from the VA MVP. After the contract was awarded and announced, the Company was notified that the contract was under protest by a competitive bidder as permitted under Federal Acquisition Regulations, which required an immediate work stoppage pending resolution of the protest.

On November 15, 2022, the VA MVP informed the Company that the bidder protest has been resolved in a manner favorable to the Company and that the stop-work order has been lifted.
 

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 thereunto duly authorized.