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): April 11, 2013 (April 8, 2013)
DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16133 | 06-1245881 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
810 Seventh Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, New York, 10019
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 489-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
| • | Delcath Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Jennifer Simpson, PhD, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Global Head of Business Operations. Dr. Simpson joined the Company in March 2012 as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Global Marketing. |
| • | The Company’s Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Agustin Gago, has left the employment of the Company, effective April 8, 2013. It is anticipated that Mr. Gago will receive certain severance payments, and will continue to serve as a consultant to the Company. |
On April 8, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing Dr. Simpson’s promotion to Executive Vice President, Global Head of Business Operations and the elimination of the positions of Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Executive Vice President, Business Development, a copy of which release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and which is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Delcath Systems, Inc., dated April 8, 2013 | |
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.
| DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: April 11, 2013 | By: | /s/ Peter J. Graham | ||||
| Name: | Peter J. Graham | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Delcath Systems, Inc., dated April 8, 2013 | |