Edgar Filing: SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Date: January 2, 2013

/s/ BRETT L. SCOTT

Brett L. Scott

Senior Vice President and Acting Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

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): December 31, 2012

SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-35006	93-0979187
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11500 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 240, Henderson, NV		89052
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300

Not Applicable

(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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Dr. Rajesh C. Shrotriya, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Spectrum” or the “Company”) has completed certain sales of shares of common stock of the Company for tax and estate planning purposes in 2012. Dr. Shrotriya stated “after a decade of not selling accumulated shares in Spectrum, my personal tax and estate planning advisors recommended that I sell certain shares in 2012. With these transactions now completed, I still remain heavily invested in Spectrum shares and in the Company’s continued success.”

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SIGNATURE

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.