UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2005
ATHEROGENICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Georgia | 0-31261 | 58-2108232 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
8995 Westside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (678) 336-2500
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
AtheroGenics, Inc. and Emory University are parties to a license agreement dated January 11, 1995. Due to a lack of clarity concerning several key terms in that license, AtheroGenics and Emory entered into an amendment to the license agreement effective August 3, 2005 to provide that Emory will receive a portion of any pre-commercialization payments received by AGIX from third parties in exchange for a reduced participation in future revenues.
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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.
ATHEROGENICS, INC. | |
| Date: August 10, 2005 | /s/MARK P. COLONNESE |
| Mark P. Colonnese | |
| Senior Vice President of Finance and | |
| Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
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