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): April 14, 2016

 


 

OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-32966

 

71-0881115

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

7015 Albert Einstein Drive, Columbia, Maryland

 

21046

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 


 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (443) 545-1800

 


 

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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

 

Termination of Chief Medical Officer

 

On April 12, 2016, the Company terminated its Chief Medical Officer, Jon Hopper, BSc., MB ChB, FRCSEd., MBA (Health Executive).  Mr. Hopper’s responsibilities will be assumed by others with the Company’s management team, including the Company’s Director of Regulatory Affairs and the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer.  The Company has undertaken a search for a potential replacement Chief Medical Officer.

 

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.

 

 

OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ GREGORY I. LAW

 

 

Gregory I. Law

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: April 14, 2016

 

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