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): October 11, 2018

 

Verastem, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 292-4200

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

Item 1.01                                           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On October 11, 2018, Verastem, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Loan and Security Agreement dated March 21, 2017 as amended on January 4, 2018 and March 6, 2018 (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), with Hercules Capital Inc., as administrative agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto. The Amendment permits the Company to issue convertible notes in an aggregate principal amount of not more than $175,000,000, provided that such convertible notes meet certain stipulations.

 

The description of the Amendment contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amendment No. 3 to the Loan and Security Agreement, as amended, with Hercules Capital, Inc., as administrative agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	VERASTEM, INC.
Date: October 11, 2018	By:	/s/ Sean C. Flynn
		Sean C. Flynn
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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