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 20, 2005

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware

 

000-23186

 

62-1413174

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification #)

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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On December 20, 2005, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation establishing the Voting Powers, Designations, Preferences, Limitations, Restrictions, and Relative Rights of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock such that the number of shares constituting the Series B Preferred Stock shall be 45,000 for it to match the authorized shares of Common Stock on a per 1,000 basis.

 

 

 

A copy of the Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 


 


 

3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation for Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock.


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.

Dated: December 22, 2005

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Darwin

 

 


 

 

Michael A. Darwin

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Chief

 

 

Accounting Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 


 


 

3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation for Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock.