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): May 19, 2006
VICAL INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-21088 | 93-0948554 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
10390 Pacific Center Court San Diego, California | 92121-4340 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 646-1100
Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 31, 2006, we announced that the Board of Directors approved a modification to our existing severance arrangements with Jill M. Church, our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, and David C. Kaslow, our Chief Scientific Officer, pursuant to which the severance arrangements will be automatically renewed for successive 1-year terms unless we provide at least 30 days prior written notice to Ms. Church or Dr. Kaslow that the arrangements will not be renewed. On May 19, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a further modification such that to terminate the automatic renewal of the severance arrangements we must provide written notice to Ms. Church or Dr. Kaslow at least 90 days prior to the next scheduled expiration date of the arrangements.
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.
| VICAL INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| Date: May 24, 2006 | By: | /s/ JILL M. CHURCH | ||||||
Jill M. Church Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||||