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): June 6, 2016
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36517 | 26-0784194 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1601 Trapelo Road | ||||
| Suite 284 | ||||
| Waltham, MA | 02451 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (617) 600-7373
(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:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing the investor presentation slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company may use from time to time in conversations with investors and analysts. The presentation will also be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website.
On June 1, 2016, certain investors in the Company’s previously announced March 2015 private placement exercised their warrants. Upon exercise, the Company issued the investors an aggregate of 575,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company received gross proceeds of $3,318,900 from the exercise prices of the exercised warrants.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation dated June 2016. | |
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.
| MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark S. Levine | |
| Name: | Mark S. Levine | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: June 6, 2016
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation dated June 2016. | |