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 9, 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, 3rd Floor
Bedminster, NJ 07921
(Address of principal executive offices)
(908) 450-5300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 9, 2007, the Company announced that by mutual agreement it has ended its collaboration with AstraZeneca to discover and develop drugs targeting metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). AstraZeneca has agreed to pay NPS $30 million to acquire NPS’s assets related to the companies’ research collaboration to discover and develop the compounds. NPS transferred all of its interests in the program to AstraZeneca under the mutual agreement.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement and the exhibits thereto, which will be attached to the Company’s periodic reports that are filed with the SEC.
On October 9, 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. |
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on October 9, 2007. |
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 9, 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 |
