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): August 18, 2017

MetaStat, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-52735	20-8753132
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

27 Drydock Avenue, 2nd Floor

Boston, MA 02210

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(617) 531-6500

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

(Registrant's former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 18, 2017, MetaStat, Inc. (“MetaStat”) received payment of $146,022 from Celgene Corporation (“Celgene”) for satisfactory completion of the third of four milestones pursuant to the pilot materials transfer agreement, as amended (the “Research Agreement”) between the parties.

MetaStat has successfully completed testing of Celgene’s proprietary materials in its nonclinical cell line models and is currently testing in its nonclinical animal models. Additionally, the term of the Research Agreement was extended by the parties through December 22, 2017. To date, MetaStat has received an aggregate of $876,134 from Celgene pursuant to the Research Agreement.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 22, 2017

METASTAT, INC.

By: /s/ Douglas A. Hamilton

Name: Douglas A. Hamilton

Title: President and CEO

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