SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: December 16, 1999 (Date of earliest event reported) OXiGENE, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-21990 13-3679168 - ---------------------------- ---------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification Number) One Copley Place, Suite 602, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 - -------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 536-9500 Item 5. Other Materially Important Events On December 16, 1999, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the Company and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company have entered into a research and licensing agreement with respect to combretastatin anti-tumor agents. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release of the Registrant, dated December 16, 1999. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned herewith duly authorized. Date: December 16, 1999 OXiGENE, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Bo Haglund ------------------------------- Bo Haglund Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.1 Press release of the Registrant, dated December 16, 1999.