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): April 21, 2009
OPKO Health, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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000-26648
(Commission
File Number)
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75-2402409
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
4400 Biscayne Blvd
Suite 1180
Miami, Florida 33137
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 575-4138
(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)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ITEM 5.02. |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board of
Directors of OPKO Health, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Alice Lin-Tsing Yu, M.D., Ph.D., as a
director of the Company effective as of April 21, 2009. Dr. Yu is a Distinguished Research Fellow
and Associate Director at the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, in Taiwan. She also
serves as a Professor of Pediatrics for both the National Taiwan University and University of
California in San Diego.
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| ITEM 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Press Release of OPKO Health, Inc. dated April 23, 2009 |