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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 13, 2014

 

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36014   26-0662915

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

38 Sidney Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA   02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 649-8600

 

(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):

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 14, 2014, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Christopher Bowden, M.D., as the Company’s chief medical officer commencing May 13, 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are included in this report:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by the Company on May 14, 2014.


SIGNATURES

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.

 

    AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: May 14, 2014     By:  

/s/ David P. Schenkein

      David P. Schenkein, M.D.
      Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by the Company on May 14, 2014.