UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): March 9, 2012
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-24274 | 33-0361285 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, California 92122
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 452-6600
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 9, 2012, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “Company”) reported that since November 14, 2011, it had converted approximately 67 shares of Series C-12 Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Series C-12 Preferred”), into 3,457,692 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The Common Stock was issued upon conversion of the outstanding Series C-12 Preferred and was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Following these conversions, the Company had a total of 4,249,105 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
As a result of the adjustment that followed the Company’s recent 1-for-100 reverse stock split, the Series C-12 Preferred is convertible into Common Stock at a rate of 213,083 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series C-12 Preferred, subject to a weekly conversion cap as described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2012, as well as a limitation that each holder may only convert such shares of Series C-12 Preferred into Common Stock to the extent that after such conversion such holder owns less than 9.999% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
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: March 9, 2012 | By: | /s/ George Tidmarsh | ||||
| Name: | George Tidmarsh | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||