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| EX-99.1 - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF PRESS RELEASE, DATED AUGUST 11, 2011 - CTI BIOPHARMA CORP | dex991.htm |
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): August 11, 2011
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 001-12465 | 91-1533912 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
501 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98119
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 282-7100
Not applicable
(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 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 11, 2011, Cell Therapeutics, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release in Italy entitled “Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Settles Litigation and Will Receive $11 million Payment.” A copy of the English translation of the Company’s press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 7.01 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | English Translation of Press Release, dated August 11, 2011, entitled “Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Settles Litigation and Will Receive $11 million Payment.” | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 11, 2011 | By: | /S/ JAMES A. BIANCO, M.D. | ||||
| James A. Bianco, M.D. | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | English Translation of Press Release, dated August 11, 2011, entitled “Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Settles Litigation and Will Receive $11 million Payment.” | |