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 2, 2017

 

 

Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-36517		26-0784194
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1601 Trapelo Road Suite 284 Waltham, MA				02451
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (617) 600-7373

 

(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:

 

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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  ☒

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 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On October 2, 2017, Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an office sublease agreement (the “Sublease”) with Profitect, Inc. (the “Sublandlord”) to sublease approximately 5,923 rentable square feet of office space located at 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02451 (the “Premises”).

The term of the Sublease is scheduled to begin on November 1, 2017 and will expire on July 30, 2021, with a monthly rental rate starting at $14,807.50 and escalating to a maximum monthly rental rate of $16,288.25 in the final 12 months of the term. The Sublandlord has agreed to provide the Premises to the Company free of charge for the first two months of the term.

The foregoing summary of the Sublease does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sublease, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Sublease Agreement dated October 2, 2017 by and between Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. and Profitect, Inc.

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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.

 

Date: October 6, 2017