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): June 29, 2020

ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 210-2217

N/A

(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):

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

Registered Direct Offering

On June 29, 2020, Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers for the sale of 14,634,146 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price of $0.41 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $6.0 million before deducting the placement fees and related offering expenses. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.

The offering of the Shares (the “Registered Offering”) is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-229019), including the prospectus dated February 11, 2019 contained therein, and the prospectus supplement dated June 29, 2020.

The Company will pay to Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC, the exclusive placement agent for the Registered Offering, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., the Company’s advisor, a cash fee equal to an aggregate of 8% of the gross proceeds generated from the sale of the Shares and will reimburse the placement agent for certain of its expenses in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

The Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the terms of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

The Company is filing the opinion of its counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, as Exhibit 5.1 hereto, regarding the legality of the Shares covered by the Purchase Agreement.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(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.