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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): January 21, 2013

 

Talon Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

001-32626

32-0064979

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 200

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

(650) 588-6404

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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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.

 

Amendment to 2010 Equity Incentive Plan

 

On January 21, 2013, the Board of Directors of Talon Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted an amendment to the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) increasing the total number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable thereunder from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000. A copy of the Plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

 

Other Compensation Matters

 

On January 25, 2013, the Company granted 10-year stock options pursuant to the Plan to Steven R. Deitcher, M.D., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Craig W. Carlson, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to purchase 1,000,000 and 400,000 shares of the Company's common stock, respectively. Each stock option is exercisable at a price of $0.64 per share, the closing sale price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, and vests in 48 equal monthly installments commencing on the one-month anniversary of the grant date. Each stock option grant is evidenced by a separate stock option agreement in the Company's standard form for use under the Plan.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Talon Therapeutics, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through January 21, 2013.

 

 

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.

 

  Talon Therapeutics, Inc.  
       
Date: January 25, 2013 By: /s/ Craig W. Carlson  
    Craig W. Carlson

Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 
       

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH THIS REPORT

 

 Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Talon Therapeutics, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through January 21, 2013.