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 12, 2005
ADVANCED MAGNETICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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Commission File No. 0-14732 |
04-2742593
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61 Mooney Street Cambridge, Massachusetts (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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02138 (Zip Code) |
(617) 497-2070
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 12, 2005, the Board of Directors of Advanced Magnetics, Inc., or the Company, authorized the Company to enter into a one-year consulting agreement with Dr. Brian J.G. Pereira, a director of the Company, to provide advice and consultation to the Company in the areas of business development, product marketing, medical affairs, DSMB and SAB recruitment, and such other areas as may be requested from time to time by the Company. The term of the consulting agreement may be extended for additional periods with the written consent of each party. Dr. Pereira’s compensation for such services shall be a grant of options to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $10.80 per share.
The options will be exercisable with respect to 5,000 shares on the date of grant. At the beginning of each calendar month following the date of grant, beginning with August 1, 2005, 5,000 additional shares will vest, such that by June 1, 2006 all shares will be vested and fully exercisable.
The options shall be immediately exercisable in full upon a sale of the Company or a change in control.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| 10.1 | Consulting Agreement dated as of July 12, 2005, between Advanced Magnetics, Inc. and Dr. Brian J.G. Pereira. |
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.
ADVANCED MAGNETICS, INC.
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By: /s/ Jerome Goldstein |
Name: Jerome Goldstein
Title: President
Date: July 13, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 10.1 | Consulting Agreement dated as of July 12, 2005, between Advanced Magnetics, Inc. and Dr. Brian J.G. Pereira. |