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): May 10, 2012

 


 

AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-33497

 

71-0869350

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 662-2000

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

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):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 10, 2012, Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of this 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, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits: The Exhibit Index annexed hereto is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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.

 

 

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2012

By:

/s/ Geoffrey P. Gilmore

 

 

Geoffrey P. Gilmore

 

 

Senior Vice President and General

 

 

Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated May 10, 2012

 

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