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): May 23, 2008

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

000-50679

(Commission File Number)

 

Delaware   77-0487658
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

149 Commonwealth Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(650) 327-3270

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 May 23, 2008 the Board of Directors approved the engagement of Abbrah Publishing LLC (Abbrah), a firm in which the son of James N. Wilson, the Company’s chairman, is a principal, to assist the Company in enrolling patients in its Cushing’s Syndrome trial, based on, among other things, the special qualifications of Abbrah and its willingness to accept performance-based compensation of its services.

 

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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.

 

    CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED
Date: May 28, 2008     By:    /s/ Anne M. LeDoux
       

Name: Anne M. LeDoux

Title: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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