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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>389 Nichol Mill Lane, Franklin, Tennessee
37067</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(b) On April 9, 2012, Earl Douglas, Vice President and General
Counsel of BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), informed the Company that he will resign from his positions
effective April 20, 2012, to pursue other opportunities.</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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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): April 9, 2012
____________________
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)
____________________
Delaware
000-51934
62-1786244
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
389 Nichol Mill Lane, Franklin, Tennessee
37067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(615) 844-1280
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On April 9, 2012, Earl Douglas, Vice President and General
Counsel of BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), informed the Company that he will resign from his positions
effective April 20, 2012, to pursue other opportunities.
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.
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:
/s/ Larry Bullock
Name: Larry Bullock
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Date:  April 13, 2012