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): December 7, 2007 (December 4, 2007)
Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-6533 | | 87-0277826 |
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(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 85 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA | | 01748 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 497-2360
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 4, 2007, Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into Amendment No. 8 (“Amendment No. 8”) to its Manufacturing Agreement with MDS Nordion, Inc., dated as of August 9, 2000 (the “Manufacturing Agreement”).
Pursuant to Amendment No. 8, the Company and MDS Nordion have agreed to extend the term of the Manufacturing Agreement to the earlier of (A) approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the Company’s new drug application for the ALTROPANE® molecular imaging agent for Parkinson’s Disease and (B) December 31, 2008.
A complete copy of Amendment No. 8 is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment No. 8 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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| Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 10.1 † | | Amendment No. 8 dated as of December 4, 2007 to Manufacturing Agreement between MDS Nordion Inc. and the Company. |
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| † | | Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions, which portions are omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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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| | ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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| Date: December 7, 2007 | By: | /s/ Kenneth L. Rice, Jr. | |
| | | Kenneth L. Rice, Jr. | |
| | | Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 10.1 † | | Amendment No. 8 dated as of December 4, 2007 to Manufacturing Agreement between MDS Nordion Inc. and the Company |
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| † | | Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions, which portions are omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
