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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): September 25, 2017
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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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On September 25, 2017, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued favorable Scientific Advice regarding the EU regulatory pathway for LJPC-501 (angiotensin II). Based on this Advice, the Company intends to submit a Marketing Authorization Application for LJPC-501 in the third quarter of 2018. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:
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: | September 29, 2017 | /s/ Dennis M. Mulroy |
| | Dennis M. Mulroy |
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