SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-05-07

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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This License Agreement for CKI27 (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&#x201D;) is made and entered into as of <a name="_Hlk27645304"></a>January 7th, 2020&nbsp;(the &#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">Effective Date</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&#x201D;) by and between </font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">Verastem, Inc., </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a Delaware corporation with its</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">principal place of business at 117 Kendrick St., Suite 500, Needham, MA 02494, the United States of America (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">VERASTEM</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&#x201D;),</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, a corporation duly established under the laws of Japan, having its principal place of business at 2-1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 108-8324, Japan (&#x201C;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">CHUGAI</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&#x201D;).</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS,</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> VERASTEM is a pharmaceutical company that possesses expert