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) June 1, 2007 (May 30, 2007)
REPLIGEN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-14656 | 04-2729386 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 41 Seyon Street, Building #1, Suite 100, Waltham, Massachusetts | 02453 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 250-0111
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 30, 2007, Mr. Paul Schimmel, who is currently a Director of the Company, informed the Company that he would not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors for personal reasons.
Mr. Schimmel will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the 2007 Annual Meeting, and his service as a director will end at that time. The Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude and appreciation for the wealth of experience and integrity with which Mr. Schimmel carried out his duties as director.
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.
| REPLIGEN CORPORATION | ||||
| Dated: June 1, 2007 | By: | /s/ Walter C. Herlihy | ||
| Walter C. Herlihy | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||