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 5, 2013

 

 

OXiGENE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-21990   13-3679168

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 210, South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 635-7000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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 March 5, 2013, Alastair J.J. Wood, M.D., a member of the Board of Directors of OXiGENE, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company that he does not intend to stand for reelection at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Accordingly, his term as a director will conclude at that meeting, the date of which has not yet been set. Dr. Wood has served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since 2008.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 6, 2013   OXiGENE, Inc.  
 

/s/ Peter J. Langecker

 
  By:   Dr. Peter J. Langecker  
  Chief Executive Officer