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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): May 9, 2006
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission file number 0-15006
Delaware 13-3191702
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
119 Fourth Avenue
Needham, Massachusetts 02494
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(781) 433-0771
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 9, 2006, AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its financial results for the first quarter of 2006. The full text of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference
herein.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit
99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc., dated May 9, 2006.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
Dated: May 9, 2006 By: /s/ Avery W. Catlin
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Avery W. Catlin
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc., dated May 9, 2006.