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):

March 31, 2009

 

Facet Biotech Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34154

 

26-2940575

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1400 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City, California 94063

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(650) 454-1000

 

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):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01               Other Events.

 

On March 31, 2009, Facet Biotech Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release acknowledging receipt of a notice from Roderick Wong, regarding his intention to nominate five candidates for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

A copy of the press release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)               Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Facet Biotech Corporation press release dated March 31, 2009.

 

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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.

 

Date:    March 31, 2009

Facet Biotech Corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Francis Sarena

 

 

Francis Sarena

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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