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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): September 9, 2010 (September 7, 2010)

 

 

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-1136		22-079-0350
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY, 10154

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 7, 2010, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ZymoGenetics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement that provides for the acquisition of ZymoGenetics, Inc. by the Company, for $9.75 per share in cash. A copy of the press release announcing the planned acquisition is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1		Joint Press Release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ZymoGenetics, Inc., dated September 7, 2010.

 

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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.

 

				BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
Dated: September 9, 2010				By:		/s/ Sandra Leung
				Name:		Sandra Leung
				Title:		General Counsel and Secretary

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Joint Press Release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ZymoGenetics, Inc., dated September 7, 2010.

 

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