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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 31, 2008
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
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: (858) 452-6600
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     On October 31, 2008, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company announced and commented on its third quarter and year-to-date financial results for the periods ended September 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
 
    
99.1
  Press Release, dated October 31, 2008.

 

 

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: October 31, 2008  By:   /s/ Gail A. Sloan    
    Gail A. Sloan   
    Vice President of Finance and Secretary   
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
 
    
99.1
  Press Release, dated October 31, 2008.