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

 

GTx, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-50549		62-1715807
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

175 Toyota Plaza
7^th Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 523-9700

 

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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 17, 2011, Robert W. Karr, currently a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of GTx, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he has decided not to stand for re-election as a director at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Karr will continue as a member of the Board and of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board until the expiration of his term at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Karr’s decision not to stand for re-election was based on his desire to retire from active participation on the Board.

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.