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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
September 6, 2011
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Unigene Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
0-16005
22-2328609
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
81 Fulton Street, Boonton, New Jersey
07005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(973) 265-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.

(d)           Effective September 6, 2011, the Board of Directors of Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Theron Odlaug to serve as a director of the Company and has appointed Mr. Odlaug to serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.  Mr. Odlaug received an option to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which option will vest in equal installments of 1/3 over a period of three years, and such other compensation in accordance with the Company’s director compensation policies as described in the section “Corporate Governance—Director Compensation” of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 21, 2011.  The Company issued a press release announcing the foregoing, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Document Description
99.1
Press Release dated September 7, 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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
UNIGENE LABORATORIES, INC.
 
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Gregory T. Mayes  
   
Gregory T. Mayes, Vice President
 
   
Corporate Development and General Counsel
 
 
 
Date:       September 7, 2011
     
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
Document Description
99.1
Press Release dated September 7, 2011
 
 
 
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