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) November 9, 2006
CAMBREX CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE
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1-10638
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22-2476135 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY
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07073 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 804-3000
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CAMBREX CORPORATION
Form 8-K
Current Report
November 15, 2006
Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Cambrex Corporation is reporting under Item 1.01 that effective November 10, 2006, the Company
entered into a one year Consulting Agreement (the November 2006 Consulting Agreement) with Mr. Gary
L. Mossman, former Chief Operating Officer, under which Mr. Mossman will be paid $10,000 per month
plus expenses and will perform the services related to development projects for the
Company’s Human Health segment. The November 2006 Consulting Agreement is filed as an Exhibit to
this 8-K, and the forgoing description is qualified in its entirety by the November 2006 Consulting
Agreement filed herewith. As previously disclosed (Cambrex Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K
dated August 25, 2004), upon Mr. Mossman’s appointment to Chief Operating Officer, the Company had
agreed to enter into a consulting agreement with Mr. Mossman upon his retirement, such agreement
was to be for a two year duration at $75,000 per year for five days of service per month. This
agreement has no force and effect and has been superseded in its entirety by the November 2006
Consulting Agreement.
Section 8
— Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 9, 2006, Mr. James A. Mack exercised the remaining 50,000 of his 150,000 Stock
Appreciation Rights (SARs), which were due to expire on December 31, 2006, at an exercise price of
$22.51. The award of, vesting, and partial exercise of Mr. Mack’s SARs has been disclosed in prior
filings. Pursuant to the exercise, of the 50,000 SARs, Mr. Mack received cash compensation in the
amount of $160,500, less applicable withholding.
Section 9
— Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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(10.44)
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November 2006 Consulting Agreement between Gary L. Mossman and Cambrex
Corporation |