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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 14, 2026
Verastem,
Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
| Delaware |
|
001-35403 |
|
27-3269467 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
| 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 500, Needham, MA |
|
02494 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
| Title of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
|
VSTM |
|
The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 ¨
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. ¨
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 14, 2026, Verastem, Inc. (the “Company”)
entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as
representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to the underwritten
offering, issuance and sale by the Company of: (i) 30,937,500 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) to certain investors, pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”)
to purchase up to 312,503 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Offering”). All of the Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrants
will be sold by the Company. Each share of Common Stock is being offered at an offering price of $8.00, less the underwriting discounts
and commissions, and each Pre-Funded Warrant is being offered at an offering price of $7.9999, which is equal to the offering price per
share of Common Stock less the $0.0001 exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant, less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
The Company expects to receive net proceeds
from the Offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $234.7 million.
The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s
shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-289399), which was declared effective on August 15, 2025. The closing
of the Offering is expected to take place on or about October 15, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Each Pre-Funded Warrant will have an exercise
price equal to $0.0001 per underlying share of Common Stock. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for the number of shares of the Company’s
Common Stock stated therein. The Pre-Funded Warrants will not expire and are exercisable in cash or by means of a cashless exercise.
Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable
in whole or in part by delivering a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of shares of Common Stock
purchased upon such exercise. The exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Pre-Funded Warrant
are subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications
or similar events affecting the Common Stock as well as upon any distribution of assets, including cash, stock or other property, to the
Company’s stockholders.
The Company may not effect the exercise of
any Pre-Funded Warrant, and a holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any Pre-Funded Warrant if, upon giving effect to
such exercise, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates) would exceed
4.99% or 9.99%, at the election of the holder (or such higher percentage up to 19.99%, at the election of the holder) of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, which percentage may be increased or decreased at
the holder’s election upon 61 days’ notice to the Company subject to the terms of such Pre-Funded Warrants, provided that
such percentage may in no event exceed 19.99%.
In addition, upon the consummation of an acquisition
(as described in the Pre-Funded Warrants), each Pre-Funded Warrant will automatically be converted into the right of the holder of such
Pre-Funded Warrant to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that such holders would have received had they
exercised such Pre-Funded Warrant immediately prior to such acquisition, without regard to any limitations on exercise contained in the
Pre-Funded Warrants. The foregoing description of the Pre-Funded Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Pre-Funded
Warrant filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary
representations, warranties, and agreements by the Company and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company
and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and termination
provisions.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed
as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company,
has issued an opinion to the Company, dated October 14, 2026, regarding the Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants to be sold in the Offering.
A copy of the opinion is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the exhibits hereto, shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company, which
is being made only by means of a written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, nor shall there be any
sale of the Company’s securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
| 1.1 |
|
Underwriting Agreement, dated October 14, 2026, among Verastem, Inc. and Jefferies LLC and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters |
| 4.1 |
|
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant |
| 5.1 |
|
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP |
| 23.1 |
|
Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above) |
| 104 |
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SIGNATURES
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.
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VERASTEM, INC. |
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|
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| Dated: October 14, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Daniel W. Paterson |
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|
Daniel W. Paterson |
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|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
