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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - VIROPHARMA INC | dex991.htm |
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): March 9, 2011
VIROPHARMA INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE |
0-021699 |
23-2789550 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
730 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA | 19341 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(610) 458-7300
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
ViroPharma Incorporated (the Company) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the use of up to $150 million to repurchase shares of its common stock and/or its 2% Senior Convertible Notes due 2017. The full text of a press release issued by the Company in connection with the announcement is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are attached to this Form 8-K:
(d) | Exhibit |
Description | ||
99.1 | Press release dated March 9, 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.
VIROPHARMA INCORPORATED | ||||
Date: March 9, 2011 | By: | /s/ J. Peter Wolf J. Peter Wolf Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Index of Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated March 9, 2011. |