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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 Commission File Number 0-23155
event reported) August 23, 2002
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 5. OTHER EVENTS
Trimeris, Inc. incorporates herein by reference the information contained
in the statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
99.1 Press Release dated August 23, 2002.
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 September 13, 2002