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): March 24, 2008
SIRTRIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-51171 | | 20-1410189 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 252-6920
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Election of Directors
On March 24, 2008, the Board of Directors of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation from the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, voted to appoint Paul Friedman, M.D. as a director of the Company, effective March 24, 2008. Dr. Friedman was elected to a term expiring at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Friedman was appointed to the Compensation Committee. Dr. Friedman will receive fees consistent with those fees received by the existing directors for service as a director of the Company. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Dr. Friedman’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company dated March 25, 2008.
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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.
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| Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Date: March 25, 2008 | By: | /s/ Christoph Westphal |
| | Name: | Christoph Westphal |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT LIST
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company dated March 25, 2008.
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