As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2006.

 

 

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)

January 20, 2006 (January 17, 2006)

 

 

MEDAREX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey

 

0-19312

 

22-2822175

(State of other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

707 State Road, Princeton, N.J. 08540-1437

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 430-2880

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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

 

o    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.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

 


 

MEDAREX, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

 

Item 1.01

 

Entry into a Material Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 1.01.              Entry into a Material Agreement.

 

On January 17, 2006, the Board of Directors of Medarex, Inc. approved  amendments to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and Medarex’s First and Second 2004 Restricted Stock Unit Award and Deferred Compensation Programs (collectively, the “Plans”) to comply with recent changes to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Copies of the amended Plans are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01                         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)           Exhibits.  The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Medarex, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Medarex, Inc. First 2004 Restricted Stock Unit Award and Deferred Compensation Program, as amended.

 

 

 

99.3

 

Medarex, Inc. Second 2004 Restricted Stock Unit Award and Deferred Compensation Program, as amended.

 

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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.

 

 

MEDAREX, INC.

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

Date: January 20, 2006

By:

 /s/ Christian S. Schade

 

 

Christian S. Schade

 

Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

Page
Number

99.1

 

Medarex, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

Medarex, Inc. First 2004 Restricted Stock Unit Award and Deferred Compensation Program, as amended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.3

 

Medarex, Inc. Second 2004 Restricted Stock Unit Award and Deferred Compensation Program, as amended.

 

 

 

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