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): May 6, 2013 (May 2, 2013)
ARCA biopharma, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-22873 | 36-3855489 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8001 Arista Place, Suite 200, Broomfield, CO 80021
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(720) 940-2200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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.
On May 6, 2013, ARCA issued a press release announcing that its Board member Burton E. Sobel had died on May 2, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release titled “ARCA ANNOUNCES DEATH OF BOARD MEMBER BURTON E. SOBEL, PREEMINENT PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST AND ACADEMIC LEADER,” dated May 6, 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.
Dated: May 6, 2013
| ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher D. Ozeroff | |
| Name: Christopher D. Ozeroff | ||
| Title: SVP & General Counsel | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release titled “ARCA ANNOUNCES DEATH OF BOARD MEMBER BURTON E. SOBEL, PREEMINENT PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST AND ACADEMIC LEADER,” dated May 6, 2013. | |