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): July 25, 2022

IMARA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 206-2020

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, 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:

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

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).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 25, 2022, IMARA Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amendment and Termination of Office Lease Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with Columbia REIT – 116 Huntington, LLC (the “Landlord”), which was effective as of July 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”).  Subject to certain conditions precedent as discussed herein, the Termination Agreement will terminate the term of the Company’s lease of 9,236 square feet of office space at 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116 (the “Office Space”) pursuant to that certain Office Lease Agreement dated May 20, 2019 (as amended, the “Lease Agreement”) with Landlord.  The term of the Lease Agreement was scheduled to expire on March 31, 2027. In exchange for the early termination of the Lease Agreement, the Company agreed to pay the Landlord a one-time termination fee in the amount of $315,000.

The Lease Agreement will terminate on the date that is five days following the date that the Landlord notifies the Company that the Landlord has executed a lease agreement for the Office Space with a new third-party tenant (the “Termination Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord has the right to terminate the Termination Agreement at any time prior to the Termination Date.  In the event that the Termination Date does not occur on or prior to the date that is 30 days following the Effective Date or the Landlord elects to terminate the Termination Agreement in accordance with the prior sentence, then the Termination Agreement shall be deemed automatically null and void.

Subject to the Termination Date occurring, the termination of the Lease Agreement is intended to reduce the Company’s operating expenses while the Company continues its previously announced comprehensive assessment of its strategic options to maximize stockholder value.

The foregoing description of the Termination Agreement is qualified by reference to Termination Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 1.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.