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): July 5, 2017
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33095 | 52-2113479 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 300 George Street New Haven, CT |
06511 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 624-7000
N/A
(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
On July 5, 2017, Joel C. Barrish, Ph.D., the Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of his intention to resign from the Company. His resignation is effective July 14, 2017.
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.
| ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 10, 2017 | By: | /s/ Mary Kay Fenton | ||||
| Mary Kay Fenton | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||