8-K 2014 Conversion
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): February 26, 2014
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LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California
0-24274
33-0361285
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 1070, San Diego, California 92122
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 207-4264
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Item 8.01    Other Events.

On February 26, 2014, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “Company”) had converted approximately 679 shares of Series C-12 Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, into 1,170,716 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and converted approximately 184 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, into 52,521 shares of Common Stock. Following these conversions, the Company had a total of 6,059,953 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
As a result each holder of the converted shares 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 3, 2014
By:
/s/    George F. Tidmarsh
 
   
Name:
George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
 
   
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer