UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 16, 2011
 
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
         
Delaware
 
001-33719
 
20-0507047
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
2400 Bayshore Parkway, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA
  
94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 386-3100
 


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
 
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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.

On February 16, 2011, Steven A. Elms tendered his resignation as a member and as Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of February 16, 2011.  The resignation of Mr. Elms did not involve a disagreement with the Company.

Also on February 16, 2011, the Board appointed Scott R. Ward, a current member of the Board, to succeed Mr. Elms in the position of Chair.
     
The Company issued a press release dated February 18, 2011 announcing the foregoing, a copy of which press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
     
Exhibit No.
 
Description
   
99.1
 
Press Release of MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated February 18, 2011

 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: February 18, 2011
 
       
 
MAP PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Charlene A. Friedman
 
 
Name:
Charlene A. Friedman
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 

 

 

 

 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2011
 
     
Exhibit
  
Description
   
99.1
  
Press Release of MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated February 18, 2011