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growth company&#160;</span><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_11_4_2022_To_11_4_2022_899bQhjRHk27gOEfvQDMIg" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" id="Narr_R_16mAu8GkSSbm-Ij00SzQ"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">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.&#160;<span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:82.35%;border:0;margin:30pt 8.82% 30pt 8.82%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:8.82%;padding-right:8.82%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_f812ebcd_7cf1_479c_9413_fac80a44885e"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;padding-bottom:12pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;padding-bottom:12pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;">On November 4, 2022, Verastem, Inc. 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If, at any time before the Compliance Date, the bid price for the Common Stock closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, as required under the Compliance Period Rule, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it has regained compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;padding-bottom:12pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;">If the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of its publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Global Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second 180 calendar day compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;padding-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;">If the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date and is not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, or the Staff concludes that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency during the additional compliance period, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff&#8217;s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the &#8220;Panel&#8221;). 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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:82.35%;border:0;margin:30pt 8.82% 30pt 8.82%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:8.82%;padding-right:8.82%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">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.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><div style="padding-left:3pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:3pt;padding-right:3pt;width:99.4%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:50.03%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">VERASTEM, INC.</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;">Dated: November 9, 2022</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;">By:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.95%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;">/s/ Brian M. Stuglik</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;">Brian M. Stuglik</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 3pt 0pt 3pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-style:italic;">Chief Executive Officer</i></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 4, 2022
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Verastem, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-35403
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27-3269467
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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117 Kendrick Street
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Suite 500
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Needham
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MA
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02494
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
781
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292-4200
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
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Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
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VSTM
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The Nasdaq Global Market
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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
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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.
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On November 4, 2022, Verastem, Inc. (the "Company") received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the "Staff") of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the bid price for the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the "Bid Price Requirement").
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) (the "Compliance Period Rule"), the Company has been provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until May 3, 2023 (the "Compliance Date"), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. If, at any time before the Compliance Date, the bid price for the Common Stock closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, as required under the Compliance Period Rule, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that it has regained compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of its publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Global Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second 180 calendar day compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date and is not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, or the Staff concludes that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency during the additional compliance period, the Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the Staff's delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel"). However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company receives a delisting notice and appeals the delisting determination by the Staff to the Panel, such appeal would be successful.
The notification received has no immediate effect on the Company's Nasdaq listing and the Company's common stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol "VSTM" at this time.
The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of the Common Stock and may, if appropriate, consider available options to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, which could include seeking to effect a reverse stock split. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.
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SIGNATURES
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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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Dated: November 9, 2022
By:
/s/ Brian M. Stuglik
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Brian M. Stuglik
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Chief Executive Officer
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