UNITED STATES
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): February 16, 2005
TANOX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-30231 | | 76-0196733 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 10301 Stella Link, Houston, Texas | | 77025-5497 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-578-4000
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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 16, 2005, Tanox granted options to acquire Common Stock under its 1997 Stock Plan, as amended, to its executive officers utilizing the form of stock option agreement set forth on Exhibit 10.1 hereto. Such grants were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, and the number of shares subject to the grants is as follows:
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Name
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| | Number of Shares
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| Nancy T. Chang | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | 80,000 |
| Matthew Moyle | | Vice President—Research | | 40,000 |
| Edward Hu | | Vice President—Operations | | 35,000 |
| Katie-Pat Bowman | | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | | 25,000 |
| Gregory Guidroz | | Vice President—Finance | | 20,000 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 10.1 | | Form of stock option agreement used for options granted to officers under the 1997 Stock Plan, as amended. |
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| 10.2 | | Form of stock option agreement used for options granted to directors under the 2000 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended. |
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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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| Date: February 22, 2005 | | TANOX, INC. |
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| | | By: | | Gregory Guidroz
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| | | | | Gregory Guidroz |
| | | | | Vice President-Finance |
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