Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Forrester Robert
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verastem, Inc. [VSTM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VERASTEM, INC., 117 KENDRICK STREET, SUITE 500		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2018
(Street)

NEEDHAM, MA 02494		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/28/2018   P   2,000 A $ 7 221,234 D  
Common Stock               5,000 I By trust (1)
Common Stock               5,000 I By trust (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 2.97 09/24/2018   A   60,000 (3)   09/24/2018 01/05/2028 Common Stock 60,000 $ 0 60,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Forrester Robert
C/O VERASTEM, INC.
117 KENDRICK STREET, SUITE 500
NEEDHAM, MA 02494		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Joseph Chiapponi, Attorney-in-Fact   10/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares held by The Claudia Forrester 2001 Trust, the beneficiary of which is Claudia Forrester, the Reporting Person's daughter. The Reporting Person is the trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Shares held by The Iona Forrester 2001 Trust, the beneficiary of which is Iona Forrester, the Reporting Person's daughter. The Reporting Person is the trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) On January 5, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock. The option vests based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance milestones by June 30, 2018, by March 31, 2019, and within the first twenty-four (24) months after the achievement of certain net sales targets. 20% of the performance criteria was met on April 6, 2018, resulting in vesting of the option as to 30,000 shares. 40% of the performance criteria was met on September 24, 2018, resulting in vesting of the option as to 60,000 shares.

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