8-K: Current report filing
Published on May 23, 2008
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 22, 2008
COMMONWEALTH BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 001-13467 | 56-1641133 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
601 Biotech Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23235
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (804) 648-3820
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS. |
On May 22, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release providing a discussion of the first quarter 2008 results and a market update on a new drug discovery joint venture in China. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not Applicable.
(c) Shell company transactions.
Not Applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release, dated May 22, 2008.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| COMMONWEALTH BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul DSylva, Ph.D. |
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| Paul DSylva, Ph.D. | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: May 23, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 22, 2008. |