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) December 8, 2009
NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| DELAWARE | ||||
| (STATE OR OTHER | 0-33393 | 94-3306718 | ||
| JURISDICTION | (COMMISSION FILE | (I.R.S. EMPLOYER | ||
| OF INCORPORATION) | NUMBER) | IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20814
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (240-497-9024)
(NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers |
| SIGNATURE |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers
On December 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Robert A. Farmer to the Board of Directors. Mr. Farmer, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, currently serves on six other corporate boards.
Mr. Farmer served as the national treasurer of four presidential campaigns, including those of John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Michael Dukakis and John Glenn. In those roles, he led fundraising of over $800 million. He served under Ron Brown as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, and served for eight years as treasurer of the Democratic Governor's Association. President Clinton appointed Farmer as the United States Consul General to Bermuda, where he served from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Farmer also had a successful career as an entrepreneur, with hands-on experience in company building. He built his own publishing company, and sold it in 1983.
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.
| December 11, 2009 | NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By | /s/ Alton Boynton | ||
| Alton L. Boynton | |||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | |||