UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 21, 2014
Interleukin Genetics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-32715 | 94-3123681 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 135 Beaver Street Waltham, MA | 02452 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 398-0700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 August 21, 2014, Eliot M. Lurier, the Chief Financial Officer of Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he was resigning in order to pursue another professional opportunity at a major Boston-based academic institution with which he has had a long standing personal relationship. Mr. Lurier’s resignation will be effective as of the close of business on September 5, 2014.
SIGNATURE
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.
| INTERLEUKIN GENETICS, INC. | ||
| Date: August 25, 2014 | /s/ Kenneth S. Kornman | |
| Kenneth S. Kornman | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |