La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
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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): November 4, 2004

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.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1


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2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On November 4, 2004, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company announced and commented on its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto and incorporated herein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 


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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: November 4, 2004  By:   /s/ Steven B. Engle    
    Steven B. Engle   
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description of Exhibit
99.1
  Press Release (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K)