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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): May 17, 2012
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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23-3016883 |
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40 Valley Stream Parkway |
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Malvern, PA |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 321-5900
Not Applicable
(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)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 17, 2012, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Auxilium”) and FCB I LLC (“FCB”) issued a joint press release announcing that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,178,518 covering, among other things, Testim® 1% testosterone gel, marketed by Auxilium under license from FCB. The newly issued patent, which claims certain pharmaceutical compositions comprising testosterone, is expected to expire in April 2023. Auxilium has also submitted the patent for listing in the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (commonly known as the Orange Book), published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The full text of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Joint Press Release, dated May 17, 2012, issued by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and FCB I LLC
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: May 17, 2012 |
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/s/ Andrew I. Koven |
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Andrew I. Koven |
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Chief Administrative Officer and |
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General Counsel |