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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): March 3, 2011
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INSMED INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Virginia
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-30739
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54-1972729
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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8720 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 200, Richmond, Virginia
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23235
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(804) 565-3000
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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:
£ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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£ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 3, 2011, Insmed issued a press release announcing that the Pediatric Committee of the European Medicines Agency has issued a positive opinion on the Company’s Pediatric Investigation Plan for ARIKACE™. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Investors are cautioned that such statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including statements relating to expectations regarding the anticipated benefits of the conversion of the Preferred Stock and the reverse stock split and the business strategies, plans and objectives of management, constitute forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, we may be unsuccessful in developing our product candidates, our expenses may be higher than anticipated and other risks and challenges detailed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by Insmed on March 3, 2011.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Insmed Incorporated
Date: March 3, 2011
By: /s/ Kevin P. Tully C.G.A.
Name: Kevin P. Tully C.G.A.
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer