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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
event reported) January 28, 2002 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 5. OTHER EVENTS
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the form of Purchase Agreement
filed as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report, on January 29, 2002, Trimeris, Inc.
closed a private placement of an aggregate of 1,257,500 shares of common stock
to new and current shareholders at a price per share of $34.00.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
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99 Form of Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2002 by
and between Trimeris, Inc. and the Purchasers set forth on
the signature page thereto.
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SIGNATURE
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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: January 29, 2002
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