8-K

AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Date: June 3, 2019

/s/ Jacqualyn A. Fouse

Jacqualyn A. Fouse, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

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): June 3, 2019

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.)


88 Sidney Street, 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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share	AGIO	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On June 3, 2019, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing updated clinical data from the Company’s phase 1 trials of TIBSOVO^® (ivosidenib) in newly diagnosed adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia with an IDH1 mutation not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. The Company presented these data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held May 31 – June 4, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued June 3, 2019.

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.