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): December 3, 2008
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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000-50797 |
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04-3561634 |
(State or Other
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
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675 West Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA |
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02142 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(617) 491-9700
(Registrants
telephone number,
including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On December 3, 2008, Peter Barrett submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company), effective as of the close of business on December 4, 2008. Mr. Barretts decision to resign from the Companys Board of Directors is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, known to an executive officer of the Company, on any matter relating to the registrants operations, policies or practices.
The full text of the Companys press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99.1. Press Release issued by Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on December 5, 2008.
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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.
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MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: December 5, 2008 |
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/s/ Craig A. Wheeler |
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Craig A. Wheeler |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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