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
August 24, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PRO-PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| NEVADA | 000-32877 | 04-3562325 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7 WELLS AVENUE
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02459
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 559-0033
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors: Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On August 24, 2009, Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“the Company”) announced that its Board of Directors appointed Arthur R. Greenberg to serve as a member of the Board until the 2010 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders. Mr. Greenberg is the President and Founder of Prism Technologies, Inc. Prism provides professional sales & marketing services and business development consulting services. Previously, he was the first President of SEMI, North America, a semiconductor equipment and materials industry trade association representing the interests, including public policy, of more than 2000 members doing business in North America. In 1982, Mr. Greenberg was a founding member of Semiconductor Systems, Inc, a supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. In 1973, he was a founding member, and Vice President of Sales & Marketing, for KTI Chemicals, Inc, a supplier of processing chemicals for the semiconductor industry. A native of Arkansas, Mr. Greenberg received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Henderson State University. In 2000, Mr. Greenberg received Henderson State University’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
News Release of Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated August 24, 2009.
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.
| PRO-PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony Squeglia | |
| Anthony Squeglia | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: August 24, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | News Release of Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated August 24, 2009. |