UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): April 15, 2011

 

Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1609

New York, New York 10170

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 297-0010

 

 

(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:

 

o            Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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

 

On April 15, 2011, Riccardo Dalla-Favera, a director of Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Callisto”), resigned from the Board of Directors of Callisto for personal reasons.

 

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:    April 19, 2011

 

	CALLISTO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Gary S. Jacob
		Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D.
		Chief Executive Officer

 

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