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): September 9, 2008

ATHEROGENICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia	0-31261	58-2108232
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

8995 Westside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (678) 336-2500

     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):

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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.

(b) On September 10, 2008, AtheroGenics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced a restructuring of its Board of Directors. In the restructuring, David Bearman, T. Forcht Dagi, M.D., Arthur M. Pappas and William A. Scott, Ph.D. resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors and their respective committee appointments effective as of September 9, 2008. None of these resignations involved a disagreement with the Company.

     A copy of the press release announcing the restructuring of the Board is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this current report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 10, 2008

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.

	ATHEROGENICS, INC.
Date: September 10, 2008	By:	/s/ Mark P. Colonnese
		Mark P. Colonnese
		Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 10, 2008