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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) August 14, 2002
Commission File Number 0-23155
TRIMERIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant)
Delaware 56-1808663
(State of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
3518 Westgate Drive, Suite 300, Durham, North Carolina 27707
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(919) 419-6050
(Registrant's telephone Number)
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits - The following exhibits are provided as part of the
information furnished under Item 9 of this Report:
99.1 Certification of Dani P. Bolognesi, Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
99.2 Certification of Robert R. Bonczek, Chief Financial Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 14, 2002, Trimeris, Inc. (the "Company") filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002. Accompanying the Quarterly Report were
certifications of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Dani P. Bolognesi, and
the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Robert R. Bonczek, provided in compliance
with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of each of these certifications is attached
hereto as an Exhibit.
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.
TRIMERIS, INC.
By: /s/ Dani P. Bolognesi
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Dani P. Bolognesi
Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Scientific Officer
Dated August 14, 2002