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): July 21, 2006
GENTA INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-19635 | 33-0326866 | ||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
Two Connell Drive, Berkeley Heights, NJ | 07922 | |||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
(908) 286-9800
(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On July 21, 2006, Jerome Groopman, M.D. announced his resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company for personal health reasons. The resignation did not result from a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | ||
99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated July 21, 2006. | ||
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.
GENTA INCORPORATED |
By: | /s/ Richard J. Moran | |||||
Richard
J. Moran Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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Dated: July 21, 2006