- Current report filing (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): January 5, 2009

NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		000-24050		36-3378733
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)				No.)

1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 1000
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4800
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

[phone]
(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 filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.02 . Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On January 5, 2009, Northfield Laboratories Inc. (“Northfield”) provided written notice of termination of the Second Amendment to Lease dated as of March 3, 2005 (the “Lease”) between Northfield, as tenant, with Rotary International, as landlord, relating to Northfield’s corporate headquarters in Evanston, Illinois. Northfield made a termination payment to Rotary International of approximately $110,000 in accordance with the provisions of the Lease.

     Termination of the Lease will become effective as of June 30, 2009. Beginning in June 2009, Northfield expects to consolidate its operations at its owned facility in Mt. Prospect, Illinois.

 

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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.

Dated: January 9, 2008	NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
	By:	/s/ Jack J. Kogut
		Jack J. Kogut
		Senior Vice President Administration