UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 27, 2008
| GENEREX BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Delaware | 000-25169 | 98-0178636 |
| (State or Other | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| Jurisdiction of | File Number) | Identification |
| Incorporation) | | Number) |
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33 Harbour Square, Suite 202, Toronto, Ontario Canada | M5J 2G2 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (416) 364-2551 |
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| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| (e) | On May 27, 2008, the Board of Director of Generex Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”) approved, as recommended by the Company’s Compensation Committee, the following stock option grants to two of the Company’s named executive officers: |
Named Executive | Options to Purchase Shares of Common Stock |
Anna E. Gluskin President and Chief Executive Officer | 50,000 |
Rose C. Perri Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | 125,000 |
| | The stock options have an exercise price equal to the closing trading price of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on the date of grant ($0.96 per share). The grants were made pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2006 Stock Plan. The options awarded to each of Ms. Gluskin and Ms. Perri vest as follows: 50% of the options are exercisable on the date of grant; 25% of the options become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the remaining 25% of the options become exercisable on the second anniversary of the date of grant. The Board of Directors approved the option grants in respect of individual and Company performance in the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007. |
SIGNATURE
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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| | GENEREX BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
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| Date: May 29, 2008 | By: | /s/ Rose C. Perri |
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Chief Operating Officer and |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
