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): June 10, 2003
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                           IMMTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

         Delaware                      8733                   39-1523370
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      (STATE OR OTHER        (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      JURISDICTION OF                                     IDENTIFICATION NO.)
      INCORPORATION)

 150 Fairway Drive, Suite 150, Vernon Hills, Illinois            60061
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       (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)               (ZIP CODE)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 573-0033
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                                 Not Applicable
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         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)




Item 5.  Other Events.
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Consummation of Private Placements
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      On June 6, 2003, Immtech International, Inc. (the "Company") filed a
Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
designating 160,000 of its preferred stock as Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series C Stock") and on June 6, 2003 through June 10, 2003, the Company
issued an aggregate of 117,152 shares of its Series C Stock in private
placements to certain accredited and non-United States investors in reliance on
Regulation D and Regulation S, respectively, under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended ("Securities Act"). To date, the gross proceeds of the offering are
$2,928,800. The Series C Preferred Stock is subject to the terms and conditions
of the Certificate of Designation attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1. The securities
were sold pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and
have not been registered under the Securities Act. They may not be offered,
sold, pledged or otherwise transferred by the purchasers in the absence of
registration or an applicable exemption therefrom. Pursuant to the terms of the
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Regulation D Subscription Agreement
("Regulation D Subscription Agreement") and the Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock Regulation S Subscription Agreement ("Regulation S Subscription
Agreement"), the Company has agreed to prepare and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of
the shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series
C Stock. The terms of the private placements are more fully set forth in the
forms of Regulation D Subscription Agreement and Regulation S Subscription
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.

        (c) The following exhibits are filed with this report:


  EXHIBIT NUMBER                            DESCRIPTION
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       4.1         Certificate of Designation Series C Convertible Preferred
                   Stock

       10.1        Form of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Regulation D
                   Subscription Agreement

       10.2        Form of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Regulation S
                   Subscription Agreement





                                   SIGNATURES


        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   IMMTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                   By: /s/ T. Stephen Thompson
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                                   Name:   T. Stephen Thompson
                                   Title:  Chief Executive Officer and President

Dated:  June 10, 2003