Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On March 28, 2023, Alector, Inc. ("Alector" or "the Company") committed to a plan to reduce its workforce (the "Plan") by approximately 11% to better align the Company's resources with its previously announced strategic prioritization of its late-stage immuno-neurology programs, including its TREM2 and progranulin product candidates. The Company initiated a reduction in force impacting approximately 30 employees across the organization effective March 29, 2023. The Company continues to expect that its existing cash, cash equivalents and investments will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through 2025, beyond multiple key clinical milestones for its prioritized late-stage programs.

One-time restructuring charges associated with the reduction in force are expected to be approximately $2.2 million, primarily consisting of personnel expenses such as salaries, one-time severance payments, and other benefits. Cash payments related to these expenses will be paid out and the reduction in force is expected to be completed during the first half of 2023. The estimated costs that the Company expects to incur in connection with the reduction are subject to a number of assumptions, and actual results may differ significantly from these estimates. The Company may also incur additional costs not currently contemplated due to events that may occur as a result of, or that are associated with, the reduction.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 8-K are forward-looking statements including statements relating to the Company's plans, expectations, forecasts and future events. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the potential of, and expectations regarding the Company's business strategy, statements relating to the anticipated timing and details of the Plan and the expected impacts, charges and costs associated with the Plan that the Company expects to incur. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "believe," "estimate," "intend," "may," "plan," "potentially," "will," "expect," "enable," "likely" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Actual events, trends or results could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements based on various factors. Information regarding the foregoing and additional risks may be found in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and the Company's future reports to be filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this 8-K, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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