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): December 23, 2010
NUTRITION
21, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New
York
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0-14983
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11-2653613
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
file Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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4
Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York
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10577
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (914) 701-4500
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
December 23, 2010, P. George Benson resigned as a director of Nutrition 21, Inc.
(the "Company"), as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors,
and as a member of a special committee that the Board of Directors has formed to
consider possible approaches to meet a requirement that the Company redeem its
Series J Preferred Stock in September 2011.
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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 hereto
duly authorized.
Nutrition 21,
Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date:
December 28, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Michael A. Zeher | |
Michael A.
Zeher
President & Chief Executive
Officer
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