FORM 8-K
 
 
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): June 16, 2009
ATHEROGENICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  0-31261
(Commission
File Number)
  58-2108232
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
8995 Westside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30009

(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (678) 336-2500
 
     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 8.01 Other Events
     AtheroGenics, Inc. (the “Company”) is required to file monthly operating reports in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On June 16, 2009, the Company filed its monthly operating report for the month ended May 31, 2009 with the Bankruptcy Court. Selected financial information for the month of April included in the monthly operating report (the “Selected Financial Information”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
     The information contained in the Selected Financial Information is preliminary and subject to revision, and the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon this information. The Selected Financial Information is unaudited, in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws, and has not been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The information in the Selected Financial Information might not be indicative of the Company’s financial condition or operating results for the period that would be reflected in the Company’s financial statements or in a periodic report filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information set forth in the Selected Financial Information should not be viewed as indicative of future results and should not be used for investment purposes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     The following exhibit is furnished as part of this current report on Form 8-K.
         
Exhibit No.       Description
 
       
99.1
    Selected Financial Information

 


 

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: June 16, 2009  By:   /s/ CHARLES A. DEIGNAN    
    Charles A. Deignan   
    President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary 
 

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.       Description
         
99.1
    Selected Financial Information