UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): June 26, 2006
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CepTor Corporation | ||
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
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Delaware |
333-105793 |
11-2897392 |
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200 International Circle, Suite 5100, Hunt Valley, Maryland |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 527-9998 | ||
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On June 26, 2006, the Board of Directors of CepTor Corporation (the “Company”) elected Tony Coelho to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. With the addition of Mr. Coelho, the Board will have four members.
Upon his election to the Board, the Company awarded an option to Mr. Coelho to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.21 per share. At Mr. Coelho’s attendance at a meeting of the Board on June 26, 2006, he was granted a further option to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.21 per share. Each such option grant was made under the Company’s cash and equity compensation plan for its non-employee directors.
Tony Coelho served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1978 to 1989 and served as Majority Whip from 1987 to 1989. After leaving Congress, Mr. Coelho joined Wertheim Schroder & Company, Inc. where he served as a Managing Director from 1989 to 1995 and as President and CEO of Wertheim Schroder Investment Services (WSIS) from 1990 to 1995. After Schroder Bank purchased WSIS in 1995, Mr. Coelho formed ETC, an education and training technology company, where he served as Chairman and CEO until it was sold in late 1997. Mr. Coelho currently serves on the boards of Cyberonics, Inc., Warren Resources, and Service Corporation International, and on the boards of two private investment funds. Mr. Coelho is the Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation of America in addition to other bodies related to disabilities and other matters. Mr. Coelho earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1964 from Loyola Marymont University.
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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.
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CEPTOR CORPORATION | ||
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Date: June 29, 2006 |
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/s/ Donald W. Fallon | |
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Donald W. Fallon, SVP, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |
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