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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2016
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LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California | 1-36282 | 33-0361285 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 207-4264
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): |
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On August 8, 2016, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The press release should be read in conjunction with the note regarding forward looking statements, which is included in the text of the press release.
The information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 will not be treated as "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into another filing under the Exchange Act, unless that filing expressly incorporates this information by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report on Form 8-K:
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Earnings Press Release dated August 8, 2016. |
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.
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| | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company |
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Date: | August 12, 2016 | /s/ George F. Tidmarsh |
| | George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D. |
| | President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary |