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): November 9, 2017 (November 9, 2017)

PARETEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37^th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 984-1096

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933

(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b2 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. ¨

On November 9, 2017, the Company announced the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering of its securities pursuant to which it issued an aggregate of 9,009,478 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock"), an aggregate of 4,034 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (each of which shares is an equivalent of 1,000 shares of Common Stock)(the "Series B Preferred Stock"), and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,478,228 shares of Common Stock (which includes warrants to purchase 956,489 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriter in the underwriting agreement) at a public offering price of $0.92 per share of Common Stock (or Series B Preferred Stock) and warrant. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $12 million from the offering, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses.

A copy of the press release announcing these events is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

(d) Exhibits

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.