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): October 26, 2010
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-31141 | 33-0655706 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 780 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 453-1000
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On October 26, 2010, we issued a press release announcing that Purdue Pharmaceutical Products L.P. and its independent associated company, Mundipharma International Corporation Ltd., exercised their right to assume worldwide development and commercialization activities for our fatty acid amide hydrolase program. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | The following exhibit is included in this report: |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 26, 2010 | |
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.
| INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: October 27, 2010 | By: | /s/ Gerald E. Quirk | ||||
| Gerald E. Quirk | ||||||
| Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel | ||||||