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 17, 2007
DYAX CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 000-24537 | | 04-3053198 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 225-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Agreement.
On May 17, 2007, at Dyax Corp.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the following matters related to the Company’s equity plans:
· An amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1995 Equity Incentive Plan (the “1995 Plan”) to, among other things, increase the number of shares available under the 1995 Plan by 3,600,000 shares; and
· An amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “1998 Plan”) to increase the number of shares available under the 1998 Plan by 300,000 shares and to extend the term of the plan to January 30, 2017.
The amendments and restatements of these plans were previously adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the stockholders, and became effective with stockholder approval on May 17, 2007.
More complete descriptions of the key terms of each plan can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2007, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the plans are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of each plan, copies of which are filed as exhibits to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 17, 2007.
10.2 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated May 17, 2007.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| | DYAX CORP. |
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Dated: May 21, 2007 | | By: | /s/ Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch |
| | | Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch |
| | | General Counsel and |
| | | Executive Vice President, Administration |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | 1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 17, 2007. |
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10.2 | | 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated May 17, 2007. |
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