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): September 9, 2008
ATHEROGENICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Georgia   0-31261   58-2108232
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification Number)
8995 Westside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (678) 336-2500
 
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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.
(b) On September 10, 2008, AtheroGenics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced a restructuring of its Board of Directors. In the restructuring, David Bearman, T. Forcht Dagi, M.D., Arthur M. Pappas and William A. Scott, Ph.D. resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors and their respective committee appointments effective as of September 9, 2008. None of these resignations involved a disagreement with the Company.
     A copy of the press release announcing the restructuring of the Board is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this current report on Form 8-K.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated September 10, 2008

 

 

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.
         
  ATHEROGENICS, INC.
  		 
Date: September 10, 2008  By:   /s/ Mark P. Colonnese    
    Mark P. Colonnese   
    Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations
and Chief Financial Officer  		 
 

 

 

Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated September 10, 2008

 

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