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): January 21, 2005

Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-23736	52-1841960
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
6611 Tributary Street, Baltimore, Maryland		21224
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 410-631-6300

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 21, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company") approved terms and conditions under which the Company would grant restricted stock units ("RSUs") to employees and officers of the Company as part of the Company’s long term incentive compensation program. These RSUs will be granted under the Company's 2002 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), and shall vest as to 25% of the RSU grant on the first anniversary of the date of grant and thereafter in six semi-annual installments over the next three years.

The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as well as other customary terms and conditions set forth in an Employee Stock Unit Agreement (the "Agreement") to be executed by each recipient of RSUs. The foregoing summary of the terms of the RSUs is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the terms of the Plan and of the Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and which i s incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

10.1 Form of Employee Stock Unit Agreement

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.

	Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc.
January 26, 2005	By:	Asher M. Rubin
		Name: Asher M. Rubin
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Form of Employee Stock Unit Agreement

EX-10.1

GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
2002 STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN

EMPLOYEE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Stock Unit Transferability	This grant is an award of stock units in the number of units set forth on the cover sheet, subject to the vesting conditions described below (“Stock Units”). Your Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Stock Units be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
Vesting	Your Stock Unit grant shall vest according to the following schedule; provided that, you remain in Service on the relevant vesting dates. If your Service terminates for any reason, you will forfeit any Stock Units in which you have not yet become vested:

Vesting Date	Vesting Percentage
First Anniversary of Date of Grant		25	%
Every six months thereafter		12.5	%
Your Stock Unit shall be 100% vested upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction.

Delivery of Stock Pursuant to Units	A certificate for the shares of Stock represented by your Stock Unit Agreement shall be delivered to you, or to your eligible beneficiary on each vesting date.
	Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph:
	—If the shares relating to the vested Stock Units would otherwise be delivered during a period in which you are (i) subject to a lock-up agreement restricting your ability to sell shares of Stock in the open market or (ii) restricted from selling shares of Stock in the open market because you are not then eligible to sell under the Company’s insider trading or similar plan as then in effect (whether because a trading window is not open or you are otherwise restricted from trading), delivery of the shares related to the vested Stock Units will be delayed until no earlier than the first date on which you are no longer prohibited from selling shares of Stock due to a lock-up agreement or insider trading plan restriction.
Withholding Taxes	You agree, as a condition of this grant, that you will make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of vesting in Stock Units or your acquisition of Stock under this grant. In the event that the Company determines that any federal, state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to this grant, the Company will have the right to: (i) require that you arrange such payments to the Company, (ii) withhold such amounts from other payments due to you from the Company or any Affiliate, or (iii) cause an immediate forfeiture of shares of Stock subject to the Stock Units granted pursuant to this Agreement in an amount equal to the withholding or other taxes due.
Retention Rights	This Agreement does not give you the right to be retained or employed by the Company (or any Affiliates) in any capacity.
Shareholder Rights	You do not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Stock Units unless and until the Stock relating to the Stock Units has been delivered to you. You will, however, be entitled to receive, upon the Company’s payment of a cash dividend on outstanding Stock, a cash payment for each Stock Unit that you hold as of the record date for such dividend equal to the per-share dividend paid on the Stock.
Adjustments	In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the Company stock, the number of Stock Units covered by this grant will be adjusted (and rounded down to the nearest whole number) in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
Applicable Law	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
Consent to Electronic Delivery	The Company may choose to deliver certain statutory materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this grant you agree that the Company may deliver the Plan prospectus and the Company’s annual report to you in an electronic format. If at any time you would prefer to receive paper copies of these documents, as you are entitled to receive, the Company would be pleased to provide copies. Please contact the Corporate Secretary to request paper copies of these documents.
The Plan	The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this grant of Stock Units. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this grant are superseded. The Plan will control in the event any provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.