VSTM Verastem Inc

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 2, 2017

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

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

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Explanatory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment Filing”) amends and updates the disclosures made in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Verastem, Inc.  (the “Company”) on September 6, 2017 relating to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K (the “Original Filing”) in which the Company disclosed that the Board of Directors appointed Brian Stuglik as a Class II director of the Company, effective as of September 2, 2017. The Original Filing did not include information regarding the committees of the Company’s Board of Directors on which Mr. Stuglik would serve, because the information was unavailable at that time. Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, this Amendment Filing is being filed for the purpose of providing that information