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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): October 24, 2018
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LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California
1-36282
33-0361285
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


4550 Towne Centre Court, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(858) 207-4264
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company o
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o







Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 24, 2018, La Jolla issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 will not be treated as "filed" for the 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. This information will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into another filing under the Exchange Act, unless that filing expressly incorporates this information by reference.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
 

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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:
October 24, 2018
By:
/s/ Dennis M. Mulroy
 
 
Name:
Dennis M. Mulroy
 
 
Title
Chief Financial Officer