UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________ Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of September 2006 Commission File Number 1-32654 ___________________ ANORMED INC. (Translation of registrant's name into English) #200 – 20353 64th Avenue Langley, British Columbia Canada V2Y 1N5 (Address of principal executive offices) ___________________
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus and Registration Statement on Form S-8 of AnorMED Inc. (File No. 333-135097).
DOCUMENTS FILED
See the Exhibit Index hereto for a list of the documents filed herewith and forming a part of this Form 6-K.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
ANORMED INC.
By:
/s/ W. J. Adams
Name: William J. (Bill) Adams
Title:
Title:
Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President, Finance, Secretary and Treasurer
Date: September 11, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description |
99.1 | Material Change Report (Form 51-102F3) dated September 11, 2006. |
FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
Item 1. Name and Address of Company
AnorMED Inc. (the “Company”)
Suite 200, 20353 - 64th Avenue
Langley, British Columbia V2Y 1N5
Item 2. Date of Material Change
August 30, 2006
Item 3. News Release
On August 30, 2006, the Company issued a press release relating to the material change. The press release was disseminated via Canada NewsWire.
Item 4. Summary of Material Change
On August 30, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously rejected an unsolicited approach from Genzyme Corporation (“Genzyme”) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company.
Item 5. Full Description of Material Change
On August 30, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously rejected an unsolicited approach from Genzyme to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company for U.S. $8.55 per share in cash.
A Special Initiatives Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has been established to review, consider and evaluate strategic alternatives available to the Company. In consultation with its financial and legal advisors, the Strategic Initiatives Committee thoroughly reviewed, considered and evaluated the Genzyme approach in the context of the current strategic direction of the Company and its existing business plan, as well as other strategic alternatives available to the Company.
AnorMED has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its exclusive financial advisor to assist the Strategic Initiatives Committee and the Board in evaluating the proposal from Genzyme and any other proposals that may be made, and to develop other strategic or financial alternatives for maximising shareholder value in the context of the current strategic direction of the Company and its existing business plan.
The Strategic Initiatives Committee has also recommended that the board of Directors of AnorMED adopt and implement a Shareholders’ Rights Plan.
Item 6. Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) or (3) of National Instrument 51-102
Not applicable.
Item 7. Omitted Information
No significant facts remain confidential and no information has been omitted in this report.
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Item 8. Executive Officer
Name of Executive Officer:
W.J. (Bill) Adams
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance,
Secretary and Treasurer
Telephone Number:
604-530-1057
Item 9. Date of Report
September 11, 2006
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ANORMED INC. |
/s/ W.J. Adams |
Signature |
W.J. (Bill) Adams, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance, Secretary and Treasurer |
Name and Position of Signatory |