<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-22-110922.txt : 20221024
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20221024160932
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-110922
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221020
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221024
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221024

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kapur Anil
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001730703

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35403
		FILM NUMBER:		221326164

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		275 MADISON AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 702
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10016

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Verastem, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001526119
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				273269467
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		117 KENDRICK STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			NEEDHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02494
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(781) 292-4200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		117 KENDRICK STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			NEEDHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02494
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2022-10-20</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001526119</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Verastem, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VSTM</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001730703</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Kapur Anil</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O VERASTEM, INC., 117 KENDRICK ST.,</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 500</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEEDHAM</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02494</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.30</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-10-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>163185</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2032-10-20</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>163185</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>163185</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
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        <footnote id="F1">-125,000 of the stock options vest in twelve equal quarterly installments beginning each three successive month period following October 20, 2022 (the &quot;Option Grant Date&quot;) until the third anniversary of the Option Grant Date (with the number of shares vesting on each vesting date rounded down to the nearest whole share, except with respect to the final vesting date on which all remaining unvested shares shall vest). 38,185 of the stock options vest in eight equal month installments (rounded down to the nearest whole share on each vesting date except with respect to the final vesting date on which the remaining unvested portion shall vest) beginning on the on the last day of each month over a period from October, 2022 to May, 2023. The options vest provided the Reporting Person continues to serve as a director of the Issuer on each such vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert E. Gagnon, Attorney-in-Factor</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-10-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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