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): November 1, 2014

RADIUS HEALTH, INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

950 Winter Street

Waltham, MA 02451

 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 551-4000

 (Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

(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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 1, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Radius Health, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors, and elected Willard H. Dere as a Class III director of the Company.  Mr. Dere has not been appointed to serve on any committee of the Board.

Mr. Dere will participate in the Company’s standard compensation program for non-employee directors, including an annual retainer of $25,000 and an initial award of an option to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Initial Award”). The Initial Award has an exercise price equal to $18.41, the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on October 31, 2014, and will vest and become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to continued service on the Board through each such vesting date.  Mr. Dere has also entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers.

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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.

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