Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 19, 2021, bluebird bio, Inc. ("bluebird") and Bristol Myers Squibb Company issued a press release announcing new data and analyses from the pivotal KarMMa study evaluating Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel). This data will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting on June 4, 2021.

The full text of bluebird's press release regarding the announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits
    Exhibit
      No.                                             Description
     99.1               Press release issued by bluebird bio, Inc. on May 19, 2021.
      104             Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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