8-K

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 24, 2014

ContraFect Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-36577	39-2072586
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

28 Wells Avenue, Third Floor Yonkers, New York	10701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 207-2300

Not Applicable

(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:

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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.

(c) Appointment of Certain Officers

ContraFect Corporation (the “Company”) has appointed Natalie Bogdanos to serve as General Counsel of the Company, effective as of August 18, 2014. Ms. Bogdanos, 46, has more than 15 years of in-depth legal experience across many areas of law including contract, intellectual property, licensing, regulatory, corporate governance, securities and litigation. Prior to joining ContraFect, Ms. Bogdanos served as Associate General Counsel at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (“MSKCC”). At MSKCC, she held a joint appointment with the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Technology Development (“OTD”), providing legal counsel and guidance to various departments throughout the institution while having sole responsibility for the legal oversight of the OTD. Previously, Ms. Bogdanos served as General Counsel at Enzo Biochem, Inc. (“Enzo”) from 2003 to 2012, a publicly traded international biotechnology and life sciences company focused on developing research tools, diagnostics and therapeutics, and providing test services to the medical community. During her tenure at Enzo, she provided legal guidance and business advice regarding all aspects of research, development, manufacture, use, licensing and marketing of innovative health care products, platforms and services based on molecular and cellular technologies. After graduating law school, Ms. Bogdanos worked as an associate at Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein. Ms. Bogdanos has also served as a legal consultant to pharmaceutical companies and is presently a faculty member at the Practising Law Institute. Prior to attending law school, she was a research technician at the Public Health Research Institute where her work focused on Staphylococcus aureus.

Ms. Bogdanos is an attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is admitted to practice law in New York, the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ms. Bogdanos received her Juris Doctor from New York Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with honors, from Queens College of the City University of New York.

There are no transactions in which Ms. Bogdanos has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 24, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Bogdanos. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of the Company, dated September 24, 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	CONTRAFECT CORPORATION
Date: September 24, 2014	By:	/s/ Julia P. Gregory
		Name:	Julia P. Gregory
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of the Company, dated September 24, 2014

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

ContraFect Corporation Expands Senior Management Team

Hires Natalie Bogdanos as General Counsel

YONKERS, New York — September 24, 2014 — ContraFect Corporation (NASDAQ: CFRX) (NASDAQ: CFRXW) (NASDAQ: CFRXZ), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of protein therapeutics and antibody products for life-threatening drug resistant infectious diseases, announced today it has expanded the senior management of the company with the addition of Natalie Bogdanos. Ms. Bogdanos joined ContraFect as General Counsel.

“We welcome Natalie to the executive management team and are delighted to have her spearhead our legal affairs,” stated Julia P. Gregory, chief executive officer of ContraFect. “Natalie brings a wealth of in-depth legal experience across many areas of law including contract, intellectual property, licensing, regulatory, corporate governance and securities and litigation.”

Prior to joining ContraFect, Ms. Bogdanos served as Associate General Counsel at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) where she held a joint appointment with the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Technology Development (OTD). At MSKCC, she provided legal counsel and guidance to various departments throughout the institution while having sole responsibility for the legal oversight of the OTD. She led the contracts group, managed the institution’s patent portfolio, provided regulatory guidance and compliance, and advised on litigation strategy. Prior to MSKCC, she was General Counsel at Enzo Biochem, Inc. (Enzo), a publicly-traded biotechnology company, from 2003 to 2012. At Enzo, she was responsible for leading the legal department, handling contracts and complex business development agreements, ensuring SEC and regulatory compliance, overseeing litigation and managing Enzo’s portfolio of 500+ patents and patent applications. Ms. Bogdanos has also served as a legal consultant to pharmaceutical companies and is presently a faculty member at the Practising Law Institute. Prior to attending law school, she was a research technician at the Public Health Research Institute where her work focused on Staphylococcus aureus.

Ms. Bogdanos is an attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is admitted to practice law in New York, the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ms. Bogdanos received her Juris Doctor from New York Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with honors, from Queens College of the City University of New York.

About ContraFect:

ContraFect is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing therapeutic protein and antibody products for life-threatening, drug-resistant infectious diseases, particularly those treated in hospital settings. Due to drug-resistant and newly emerging pathogens, hospital acquired infections are currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, following heart disease, cancer and stroke. We intend to address drug-resistant infections using our therapeutic product candidates from our lysin and monoclonal antibody platforms to target conserved regions of either bacteria or viruses (regions that are not prone to mutation). ContraFect’s initial product candidates include new agents to treat antibiotic-resistant infections such as MRSA (drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria) and influenza.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains, and our officers and representatives may make from time to time, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “projects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “potential” or similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on ContraFect’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans, strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond ContraFect’s control, including those detailed in ContraFect’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by ContraFect in this press release is based only on information currently available and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by applicable law, ContraFect expressly disclaims any obligations to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Contact:

Barry Kappel, Ph.D., MBA

SVP Business Development

Tel: 914-207-2300

E-Mail: invest@contrafect.com

or visit: www.contrafect.com