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): January 25, 2008
NILE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 333-55166 | 88-0363465 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2850 Telegraph Avenue Suite #310 Berkeley, CA 94705
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(510) 281-7700
(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 January 25, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nile Therapeutics, Inc. appointed Gregory W. Schafer as a member of the Board and as Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the appointment of Mr. Schafer as a member of the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Nile Therapeutics, Inc. dated January 28, 2008. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 28, 2008 | NILE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Peter M. Strumph | |||||
| Name: | Peter M. Strumph | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Nile Therapeutics, Inc. dated January 28, 2008. | |