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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-14-002096
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140528
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140527

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130166
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				911766850
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50626
		FILM NUMBER:		14871021

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CONNELL DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			BERKELEY HEIGHTS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07922
		BUSINESS PHONE:		908-517-7330

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CONNELL DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			BERKELEY HEIGHTS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07922

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	XCYTE THERAPIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001218
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 22, 2014</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</B></P>

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its charter) </B></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>(IRS Employer</b></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Identification No.)</b></P></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>200
Connell Drive, Suite 1500</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> </FONT></B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) </B></FONT></P>

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area code: (908) 517-7330</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>(Former Name or Former Address, if
Changed Since Last Report)</B></P>

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is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General
Instruction A.2. below): </B></P>

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<TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: right"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of &#9;&#9;Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(e)&#9;On May 22, 2014, the Board of Directors
(the &ldquo;<B>Board</B>&rdquo;) of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), at the recommendation of
the Company&rsquo;s Compensation and Organization Development Committee, approved the Company&rsquo;s new non-executive director
compensation policy (the &ldquo;<B>Policy</B>&rdquo;). Under the Policy, as of May 22, 2014, while the current annual cash retainers
for the non-executive members of the Board in the amounts of $85,000 for the Chairman, $65,000 for the Vice Chair and $45,000 for
all other members of the Board will be maintained, the Chair of each of the various committees of the Board will now also receive
an annual cash retainer as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 37%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b><u>Chair</u></b></font></td></tr>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Audit</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">$12,000</P></td></tr>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Compensation and Organization Development</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">$10,000</P></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Nominating and Corporate<BR>
Governance</font></td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">$8,000</P></td></tr>
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will continue to be payable on a quarterly basis, in arrears, on the first day of each quarter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, the non-executive
members of the Board are entitled to an annual grant of options to purchase up to 9,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock,
such shares to vest fully on the first anniversary of the date of grant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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 thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Paul McBarron</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Paul McBarron</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>Executive Vice President&mdash;Finance,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and <BR>
Chief Operating Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0">Date: May 27, 2014</P>

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