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 1, 2016

 

 

 

CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 0-50626 91-1707622
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

200 Connell Drive, Suite 1500
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 517-7330

 

(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):

 

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)          On July 1, 2016, Nicholas Bacopoulos, Ph.D., notified Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) that he intends to retire for personal reasons from the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2016.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Paul McBarron
  Name: Paul McBarron
  Title: Executive Vice President—Finance,
   

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating

Officer

Date: July 6, 2016