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 1, 2007

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		0-24274		33-0361285
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer 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 November 1, 2007, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company announced and commented on its third quarter and year-to-date financial results for the periods ended September 30, 2007. 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 by reference 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.

9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished with this report on Form 8-K:

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

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 1, 2007	By:	/s/ Gail A. Sloan
		Gail A. Sloan
		Vice President of Finance and Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

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