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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2011
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
000-23186 (Commission File Number) |
62-1413174 (IRS Employer Identification #) |
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 200 Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(919) 859-1302
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 January 6, 2011 J. Michael Mills, the Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of BioCryst
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), tendered his resignation from employment with the Company,
effective February 18, 2011. His resignation was prompted by the recent relocation of the
Company’s headquarters to Durham, North Carolina.
The Company expects that Mr. Mills will continue to assist through the year end process and will
continue to provide the Company with the SEC regulatory support. The Company has begun the
recruiting process and plans to hire its new Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at the
Company headquarters in Durham, North Carolina.
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.
| Dated: January 12, 2011 | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Alane Barnes | |||
| Alane Barnes | ||||
| General Counsel, Corporate Secretary | ||||