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): November 20, 2003 (November 19, 2003)
ADVANCED MAGNETICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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Commission File No. 0-14732 |
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04-2742593 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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61 Mooney Street |
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02138 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 497-2070 |
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Item 5. Other Events.
On November 19, 2003, Advanced Magnetics, Inc. announced that two new members have joined the Company’s Board of Directors: Mark Skaletsky, Chairman, President and CEO of Essential Therapeutics, Inc. and Theodore I. Steinman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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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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ADVANCED MAGNETICS, INC. |
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/s/ James A. Matheson |
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James A. Matheson |
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Vice President of Finance |
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Dated: November 20, 2003 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated November 19, 2003 |
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