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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): November 17, 2008
 
 
VERENIUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
000-29173
22-3297375
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
55 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, MA
02142
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 674-5300
 
 
 

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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 November 17, 2008, the employment of John A. McCarthy, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Verenium Corporation, was terminated. Jeffrey Black, who has been Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Verenium since April of 2005, has been named interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company conducts a search for a replacement. Mr. Black, age 40, joined Verenium from Isis Pharmaceuticals where he served as Executive Director and Corporate Controller since 2003. Prior to joining Isis, Mr. Black served as a principal and Interim Financial Executive for Regent Pacific Management Corporation, a financial advisory firm. Mr. Black, a certified public accountant with over 17 years of experience in accounting, finance, and operations management, began his career at Ernst & Young. 

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
99.1 Press Release of Verenium Corporation dated November 18, 2008.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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.
 
         
 
 
VERENIUM CORPORATION
     
Dated: November 18, 2008
 
By:
 
   /s/ Gerald M. Haines II
 
 
Name:
 
Gerald M. Haines II
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
     
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
   
99.1
  
Press Release of Verenium Corporation dated November 18, 2008.