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): January 4, 2018
Editas Medicine, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
| 001-37687 |
| 46-4097528 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11 Hurley Street |
| 02141 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 401-9000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 x
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. x
Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 4, 2018, Editas Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) registered for resale 225,909 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, pursuant to a prospectus supplement under its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222266), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”). The opinion and consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, as to the validity of these shares of common stock, filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
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5.1 |
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23.1 |
| Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: | January 4, 2018 | By: | /s/ Andrew A. F. Hack | |
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| Andrew A. F. Hack | |