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): April 7, 2011
TARGACEPT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51173 | 56-2020050 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
200 East First Street, Suite 300 Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 27101 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(336) 480–2100
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 7, 2011, Targacept, Inc. (“Targacept”) issued a press release regarding its presentation of data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of TC-5619 in patients with schizophrenia at the 13th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research. The press release included a statement as to possible plans of Targacept’s strategic collaborator, AstraZeneca, with regard to its right to license TC-5619. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 7, 2011 | |
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.
| TARGACEPT, INC. | ||
Date: April 7, 2011 | /s/ Peter A. Zorn | |
| Peter A. Zorn | ||
| Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 7, 2011 | |