UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 30, 2012
NOVADEL PHARMA INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32177 | 22-2407152 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Route 22 East, Suite 2000
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(908) 203-4640
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 30, 2012, NovaDel Pharma Inc. (the “Company”) provided Dr. David H. Bergstrom, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, with a notice of termination of his employment with the Company effective January 31, 2012. Dr. Bergstrom’s departure constitutes a termination without “Cause” as defined under the employment agreement, dated December 4, 2006 as amended from time to time (the “Employment Agreement”), between the Company and Dr. Bergstrom.
The Employment Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2006, as amended by the Amendment to the Employment Agreement, dated July 5, 2011, between the Company and Dr. Bergstrom, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2011.
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.
NovaDel Pharma Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ STEVEN B. RATOFF |
| Name: | Steven B. Ratoff |
| Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Date: February 1, 2012