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: May 17, 2005
PROTOKINETIX,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Nevada
________________________________ |
000-32917
___________________________ |
94-3355026
______________________________ |
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization) |
Commission
File Number |
(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number) |
Suite
1500-885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
British Columbia Canada V6C 3E8
(Address
of principal executive offices)
________________________________________________
Dr. John
Todd
President
Suite
1500-885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
British Columbia Canada V6C 3E8
(Name and
address of agent for service)
(604)
687-9887
(Telephone
number, including area code of agent for service)
with a
copy to:
Mark L.
Baum, Esq.
The Baum
Law Firm
580 2nd
Street, Suite 102
Encinitas,
CA 92024
(760)
230-2300
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ITEM
5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective
May 16, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors elected Charles Frederick
Whittaker to become a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Whittaker has
been in the accounting profession for over 40 years. Mr. Whittaker
received his Chartered Accounting designation in 1967, and has worked for
various accounting firms, including MPMG, as well as for himself at different
times in the past. For the last 15 years, he has worked exclusively for
Whittaker & Associates, a regional accounting firm located in Vancouver,
British Columbia which he founded.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: May
17, 2005
PROTOKINETIX,
INC.
By:
/s/
Dr. John Todd
Dr. John
Todd
President
and CEO