Blaize Holdings, Inc.

Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. On September 24, 2026, Blaize Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) implemented a restructuring plan approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency, including a reduction in force affecting approximately 26% of the Company’s employees (the “Restructuring Plan”). The Company expects the Restructuring Plan to be substantially completed by December 31, 2026. Total costs and cash expenditures for the Restructuring Plan are estimated to be in the range of $1.1 million to $1.3 million, substantially all of which are related to employee severance and benefits costs. The Company expects to incur most of these pre-tax reduction in force expenses in the third quarter of 2026. The Company expects to save approximately $7.5 million to $8.4 million per year from the reduction in force and other efficiency measures, which the Company expects to reinvest into growth initiatives focused on more profitable areas of the Company’s business. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on September 30, 2026, announcing the Restructuring Plan is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, about the Company that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Current Report are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the timing and scope of the Restructuring Plan; the amount and timing of the charges associated with the Restructuring Plan; the expected amount of savings resulting from the Restructuring Plan and the Company’s expected use thereof. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report are based on management’s current expectations, which are subject to uncertainty, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company’s control. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are more fully discussed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 24, 2026, and amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 and the risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026 filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026 and August 13, 2026, respectively. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report, and while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and its statements should not be read to indicate that the Company has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.