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): May 22, 2018
Curis, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-30347 | 04-3505116 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4 Maguire Road, Lexington, MA | 02421 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 503-6500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 22, 2018, following stockholder approval at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 15, 2018 of an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Curis, Inc. (the “Company”) to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, by a ratio of not less than 1-for-3 and not more than 1-for-30, and a proportionate reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock, such ratio and the implementation and timing of such reverse stock split to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board approved a 1-for-5 reverse split of the Company’s common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). On May 22, 2018, the Company issued a press release with respect to the Reverse Stock Split. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated May 22, 2018
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.
| Curis, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 22, 2018 | By: | /s/ James E. Dentzer | ||||
| James E. Dentzer Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||