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): December 5, 2014
CELSION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
001-15911 |
52-1256615 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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997 Lenox Drive, Suite 100
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 896-9100
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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. |
(e) On December 5, 2014, the board of directors of Celsion Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved an extension of the term of the employment agreement of Michael H. Tardugno, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, by two years through January 31, 2018. The current terms of Mr. Tardugno’s employment with the Company under the employment agreement continue in effect in all other respects. As previously announced on October 7, 2014, Mr. Tardugno was appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of the Company. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and restated employment agreement of Mr. Tardugno, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
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.
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Date: December 10, 2014 |
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Church |
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Jeffrey W. Church |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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