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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 7, 2000
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VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 0-26534 13-3671221
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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4 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 498-4210
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
In a press release dated November 6, 2000, Vion Pharmaceutical Inc.
(the "Company") announced the final results from the Company's 2000 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on October 23, 2000.
The Company also announced that a copy of the corporate slide
presentation, presented at the Annual Meeting, highlighting the affairs of the
Company can be found on the Company's website, effective November 7, 2000.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated November 6, 2000 reporting
the results from the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, held on October 23, 2000.
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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.
VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: November 7, 2000 By: /s/ Alan Kessman
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Name: Alan Kessman
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press release dated November 6, 2000 reporting the results from the
Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on October 23,
2000.
STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES
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