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): February 22, 2016
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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 22, 2016, Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of patient enrollment in a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind European Phase IIa clinical trial of MIN-117 for the treatment of major depressive disorder. A copy of the above referenced press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
On February 18, 2016, certain investors in the Company’s previously announced March 2015 private placement exercised their warrants. Upon exercise, the Company issued the investors an aggregate of 607,903 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company received gross proceeds of $3,508,816.12 from the exercise prices of the exercised warrants.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated February 22, 2016 | |
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.
| MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark S. Levine | |
| Name: | Mark S. Levine | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: February 22, 2016
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated February 22, 2016 | |