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: June 21, 2011
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-23186 | 62-1413174 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification #) |
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200 Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(919) 859-1302
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 21, 2011, the Board of Directors of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Kenneth B. Lee, Jr. to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective June 27, 2011. The Company’s Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Lee to serve on its Audit Committee effective the same date.
Pursuant to the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan, Mr. Lee will receive an automatic grant of 22,917 options upon election, and is entitled to a grant of 15,000 options after each annual stockholders’ meeting. Mr. Lee will receive compensation consistent with the Company’s director compensation policy as described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 27, 2011 entitled “Kenneth Lee Appointed to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals’ Board of Directors.” | |
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.
| BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alane Barnes | |
| Alane Barnes | ||
| General Counsel, Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: June 27, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated June 27, 2011 entitled “Kenneth Lee Appointed to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals’ Board of Directors.” | |