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): February 12, 2018
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-30929 | 13-4087132 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Marina Park Drive, 12th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(617) 466-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 February 12, 2018, Brian Adams, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (the “Company”) General Counsel and Secretary and one of the Company’s “named executive officers,” notified the Company that he was resigning his positions with the Company effective as of March 13, 2018 to accept a position at another company.
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.
| Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 16, 2018 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Scott A. Holmes Scott A. Holmes Chief Financial Officer | |||