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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): | February 10, 2011 |
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50633 | 94-3291317 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California | 94080 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (650) 624 - 3000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On February 10, 2011, Cytokinetics, Incorporated (the "Company") announced the resignation of A. Grant Heidrich III from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective February 9, 2011. Mr. Heidrich's resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
(d) On February 9, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Dr. Wendell Wierenga as a new Class I director of the Company and as a member of the Company's Compensation and Talent Committee. In connection with this appointment, Dr. Wierenga was granted an option to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock, as listed on NASDAQ, on February 9, 2011. The option, granted under the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, will vest monthly over 36 months, until all of such shares are fully vested, subject to Dr. Wierenga’s continued service relationship with the Company on such dates.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following Exhibits is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated February 10, 2011.
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.
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | ||||
| February 10, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Sharon A. Barbari
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| Name: Sharon A. Barbari | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press Release, dated February 10, 2011. |