UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 4, 2004
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
| Delaware | 0-24274 | 33-0361285 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 6455 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California | 92121 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
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(858) 452-6600 | |
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| 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 4, 2004, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company announced and commented on its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto and incorporated herein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
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.
| LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY |
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| Date: November 4, 2004 | By: | /s/ Steven B. Engle | ||
| Steven B. Engle | ||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||