8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 22, 2005
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: December 19,
2005
(Date of earliest event
reported)
NOVELOS THERAPEUTICS,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its
charter)
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333-119366 | |
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One Gateway Center, Suite
504
Newton, MA
02458
(Address of principal executive offices)
(617) 244-1616
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 19, 2005, our board of directors set the compensation for our independent directors effective January 1, 2006. A description of such compensation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Number Description
99.1 Compensation for Independent Directors
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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.
Dated: December 22, 2005 NOVELOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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/s/ Harry S. Palmin | |||||||
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Harry
S. Palmin President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description
99.1 Compensation for Independent Directors
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