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): March 20, 2017
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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
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 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS. |
On March 20, 2017, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company issued a press release announcing a proposed offering of its common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Squar Milner LLP | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Announcing Proposed Offering of Common Stock (March 20, 2017) | |
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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 | ||||||
| Date: March 20, 2017 | By: | /s/ George F. Tidmarsh | ||||
| Name: | George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D. | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Squar Milner LLP | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Announcing Proposed Offering of Common Stock (March 20, 2017) | |