As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2018.

Registration No. 333-                    

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

DECIPHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

500 Totten Pond Road

Waltham, MA 02451

(781) 209-6400

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Michael D. Taylor, Ph.D.

President & Chief Executive Officer

500 Totten Pond Road

Waltham, MA 02451

(781) 209-6400

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, check the following box.  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☒ File No. 333-225411

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☒

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act.

EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Registration Statement relates to the public offering of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant contemplated by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-225411), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant on June 4, 2018 (as amended, the “Prior Registration Statement”), and is being filed for the sole purpose of registering an increase in the maximum aggregate offering price of $32,588,125 of securities of the same class as were included in the Prior Registration Statement. The contents of the Prior Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2018, and all exhibits thereto are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

The required opinion and consents are listed on an Exhibit Index attached hereto and filed herewith.

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Waltham, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on June 6, 2018.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated.