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 31, 2006
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-31918 | | 04-3072298 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts | | 02139 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 679-5500
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On October 31, 2006, Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a lease agreement with ARE-MA Region No. 23, LLC for approximately 26,500 sq. ft. of laboratory and office space located at 167 Sidney Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The term of the lease commences on May 15, 2007 and expires on June 1, 2014, with one five-year renewal option exercisable by the Company. The lease provides for an initial rent of $96,000 per month, subject to adjustment as provided in the lease. The Company intends to move its operations from its current facility to the new facility in May 2007.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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| Date: November 6, 2006 | By: | /s/ Robert G. Andersen | |
| | | Robert G. Andersen | |
| | | Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President of Operations | |
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