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: March 7, 2005
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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62-1413174 |
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2190 Parkway Lake Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35244
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(205) 444-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 7, 2005, the Board of Directors of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted an amendment to Section 2.2 of the Company’s by-laws to delete the mandatory retirement age for directors of the Company. Previously, no person was eligible for election or reelection as a director of the Company after such person had reached his or her 70th birthday.
A complete copy of the Company’s By-laws, as amended, is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits:
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By-laws of the Company as amended March 7, 2005. |
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SIGNATURES
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.
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Dated: March 9, 2005 |
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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/s/ MICHAEL A. DARWIN |
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Michael A. Darwin |
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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3.1 |
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By-laws of the Company as amended March 7, 2005. |
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