Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 18, 2016

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		001-37625		46-3003182
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

75 Sidney Street Cambridge, Massachusetts		02139
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (857) 259-5340

Not Applicable

(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.02(b). Departure of Certain Officers.

On October 18, 2016, J. Jeffrey Goater, the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (the “ Company ”), informed the Company that he will be resigning from his position on December 31, 2016, after which time he will serve as a consultant to the Company, while also pursuing other career opportunities.

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.