Veracyte: Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement, Completion Of Acquisition Or Disposition Of Assets, Regulation Fd Disclosure, Financial Statements And Exhibits

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.Merger Agreement On September 10, 2026, Veracyte, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Veracyte”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Compass Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Veracyte (“Merger Sub”), Convergent Genomics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Convergent”), and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as the exclusive representative of the Securityholder Indemnifying Parties (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on September 14, 2026, Merger Sub merged with and into Convergent, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased and Convergent continued as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Veracyte (the “Merger”). Convergent is a genomic diagnostics company focused on bladder cancer, and the acquisition adds Convergent’s UroAmp and proprietary urine tumor DNA technology to the Veracyte roadmap. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the terms set forth therein, at the effective time of the Merger, Veracyte paid to the securityholders of Convergent aggregate cash consideration of $150 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments for Convergent’s cash, indebtedness, transaction expenses and net working capital. In addition, Veracyte may pay to the securityholders of Convergent up to an aggregate of $30 million in additional cash consideration based on the achievement of specified milestones related to UroAmp publications and reimbursement efforts. The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Convergent and Veracyte, including post-closing indemnification provisions. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It does not purport to be a complete description of the terms of the Merger Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.On September 14, 2026, Veracyte completed its acquisition of Convergent pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. To the extent required by this Item 2.01, the information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.On September 14, 2026, Veracyte issued a press release announcing the completion of its acquisition of Convergent. 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 into this Item 7.01.The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.Exhibit No.Description2.1*Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 10, 2026, by and among Veracyte, Inc., Compass Merger Sub, Inc., Convergent Genomics, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as the exclusive representative of the Securityholder Indemnifying Parties.99.1Press release dated September 14, 2026.104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. Veracyte agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, certain confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted by means of marking such portions with asterisks as the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) is information of the type that the Company treats as private or confidential.SIGNATUREPursuant 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.Dated:September 14, 2026VERACYTE, INC.By:/s/ Rebecca ChambersName:Rebecca ChambersTitle:Chief Financial OfficerPrincipal Financial Officer

Veracyte: Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement, Completion Of Acquisition Or Disposition Of Assets, Regulation Fd Disclosure, Financial Statements And Exhibits

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