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): October 4, 2018
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AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
   001-33497
  71-0869350
 (Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
1 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ
08512
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)    
     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 662-2000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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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.

On October 4, 2018, Donald J. Hayden, Jr. informed Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") that, after 12 years of service as a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), which included serving eight years as the Lead Independent Director, he will be retiring from the Board, effective immediately.









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.


 
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: October 5, 2018
By: /s/ Ellen S. Rosenberg
 
Name: Ellen S. Rosenberg
 
Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary