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 20, 2008
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.)
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300 Technology Square |
(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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 20, 2008, Dyax Corp. announced that Gustav A. Christensen, who joined Dyax as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer in April 2007, will succeed Henry E. Blair as President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2009. Mr. Blair, who co-founded Dyax in 1989 and has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since 1995, will retire and remain Chairman of the Board after transitioning his executive role to Mr. Christensen.
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.
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Dated: | October 20, 2008 | By: | /s/ Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch |
Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch | |||
Executive Vice President of Administration | |||
and General Counsel |
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