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
October 8, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-23272 | | 87-0439579 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
550 Hills Drive Drive
Bedminster, NJ 07921
(Address of principal executive offices)
(908) 450-5300
(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. |
(c) On October 8, 2007, the Company announced the appointment of Brian O’Callaghan as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective October 15, 2007.
As a member of the NPS executive team, Mr. O’Callaghan will be responsible for managing the commercial development of the company’s late-stage products and ensuring the success of its joint-venture partnerships with other companies. He will report to Dr. Francois Nader, executive vice president and chief operating officer of NPS.
Mr. O’Callaghan joins NPS from Covance, a global clinical research organization, where he served as general manager of the cardiac safety and IVRS business units. Previously he was North American regional business unit head for infectious diseases and transplantation/immunology at Novartis, president of BioPartners GmbH, and held sales and marketing positions at Merck KGaA, Merck & Lipha Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer.
On October 8, 2007, NPS Pharmaceuticals issued the press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1, the contents of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on October 8, 2007. |
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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.
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| Date: October 8, 2007 | | NPS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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| | By: | | /s/VAL R. ANTCZAK |
| | | | Val R. Antczak, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary |
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