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: September 20, 2006
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware |
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000-23186 |
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62-1413174 |
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2190 Parkway Lake Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(205) 444-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers:
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that Charles E. Bugg, Ph.D., the company’s Chairman, CEO and co-founder, has informed the BioCryst Board of Directors that he intends to retire in 2007. Dr. Bugg will retain his current duties as CEO until a replacement has taken office, at which time he will become non-executive Chairman of BioCryst. A sub-committee of the board will immediately begin a search to identify a new CEO.
A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing matters is included herein as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits:
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Press release dated September 20, 2006 entitled “BioCryst Announces CEO Succession Plan” |
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.
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Dated: September 20, 2006 |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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/s/ Michael A. Darwin |
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Michael A. Darwin |
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Chief Financial Officer and |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated September 20, 2006 entitled “BioCryst Announces CEO Succession Plan” |