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):
September 8, 2009
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-19756 | 94-3023969 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
932 Southwood Boulevard
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(775) 832-8500
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 8, 2009, PDL BioPharma, Inc. issued a press release with updated revenue guidance for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 8, 2009, entitled “PDL BioPharma Provides Third Quarter 2009 Revenue Guidance of Approximately $71 Million.” |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: September 8, 2009 | PDL BioPharma, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ John P. McLaughlin | |||||
| John P. McLaughlin | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 8, 2009, entitled “PDL BioPharma Provides Third Quarter 2009 Revenue Guidance of Approximately $71 Million.” |
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