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): June 2, 2004

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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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Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1


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Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

     On June 2, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing that Steven Engle, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, would present at the Pacific Growth Equities Life Sciences Growth Conference on June 9, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description of Exhibit
99.1
  Press Release

 


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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: June 3, 2004
  By:   /s/ Gail A. Sloan
     
 
      Gail A. Sloan
Vice President of Finance and Controller

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description of Exhibit
99.1
  Press Release