Form 8-K

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): September 24, 2007

 


BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   1-1136   22-079-0350

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY, 10154

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 546-4000

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 24, 2007, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (the “Company”) and Adnexus™ Therapeutics issued a press release announcing that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which the Company will acquire privately held Adnexus Therapeutics, developer of a new therapeutic class of biologics called Adnectins, for a gross purchase price of $430 million, with the net purchase price being $415 million, after deducting Adnexus’ net cash balances at closing. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1   Press release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Adnexus Therapeutics dated September 24, 2007


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.

 

   BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
Dated: September 24, 2007    By:  

/s/ Sandra Leung

   Name:   Sandra Leung
   Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

  Press release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Adnexus Therapeutics dated September 24, 2007