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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 21, 2006 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-28782 | 93-0979187 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 157 Technology Drive Irvine, California |
92618 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(949) 788-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 21, 2006, we issued a press release, announcing that the pending patent litigation between us and GlaxoSmithKline® (“GSK”) relating to sumatriptan injection, the generic version of GSK’s Imitrex® Injection, has, at our request, been dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, pursuant to a settlement agreement between the parties. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description of Documents | |
| 99.1+ | Press Release dated December 21, 2006 |
| + | Filed herewith. |
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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.
Date: December 22, 2006
| SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Rajesh C. Shrotriya, M.D. | |
| Name: | Rajesh C. Shrotriya, M.D. | |
| Title: | Chairman, CEO & President | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description of Documents | |
| 99.1+ | Press Release dated December 21, 2006 |
| + | Filed herewith. |
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