Form 8-K - Current report

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 16, 2024

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-37625		46-3003182
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

75 Hayden Avenue Lexington, Massachusetts		02421
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (857) 259-5340

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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:

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

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.001 par value	VYGR	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 May 16, 2024, Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the first participants were dosed in a Phase 1a single ascending dose (“SAD”) trial of VY-TAU01, an investigational anti-tau antibody developed to inhibit the spread of pathological tau in Alzheimer’s disease. The objective of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, SAD trial is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of VY-TAU01 in healthy adult volunteers. The study is being conducted at a single site in the United States and is expected to enroll approximately 48 patients in multiple cohorts.

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.

Date: May 16, 2024	VOYAGER THERAPEUTICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Alfred Sandrock, M.D., Ph.D.
		Alfred Sandrock, M.D., Ph.D.
		Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Cover	May 16, 2024
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Document Period End Date	May 16, 2024
Entity File Number	001-37625
Entity Registrant Name	Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001640266
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-3003182
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	75 Hayden Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Lexington
Entity Address, State or Province	MA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	02421
City Area Code	857
Local Phone Number	259-5340
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Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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