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): August 12, 2014

 

 

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33093   77-0160744

(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:

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 13, 2014, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of $225 million aggregate principal amount of its 0.75% convertible senior notes due 2019 in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release dated August 13, 2014.

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.

 

    LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Date: August 13, 2014

    

By:

  

/s/ Charles S. Berkman

   

Name:

  

Charles S. Berkman

   

Title:

  

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

     

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release dated August 13, 2014.