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: December 21, 2005
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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2190 Parkway Lake Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35244 |
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(205) 444-4600 |
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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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):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 21, 2005, Registrant issued a press release announcing it had received early termination by the United States Federal Trade Commission of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to the licensing agreement announced on November 30, 2005, granting Roche exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize BioCryst’s Phase I compound, BCX-4208. The press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Neither the filing of any press release as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K nor the inclusion in such press release of a reference to Registrant’s Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such Internet address into this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information available at Registrant’s Internet address is not part of this Current Report on Form 8-K or any other report filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
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Press release dated December 21, 2005 entitled “BioCryst Announces Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for the Roche License of BCX-4208”. |
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: December 21, 2005 |
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 Chief Accounting Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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Press release dated December 21, 2005 entitled “BioCryst Announces Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for the Roche License of BCX-4208”. |