LGND-Form8-KNovember182014-AnalystDay
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8‑K
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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 18, 2014
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-33093 | | 77-0160744
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(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11119 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 200, La Jolla, California 92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(858) 550-7500
(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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously announced, members of the management team of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (“Ligand” or the “Company”) will be presenting at Ligand’s Analyst Day event in New York, New York on November 18, 2014. The slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and will also be available under the “Investors – News and Events” section of Ligand’s website at www.ligand.com.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the presentation slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Slide Presentation – dated November 18, 2014. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
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Date: November 18, 2014 | By: /s/ Charles S. Berkman
Name: Charles S. Berkman
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Slide Presentation – dated November 18, 2014. |