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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): August 20, 2012
 
PHARMACYCLICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
000-26658
94-3148201
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
995 E. Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, California
94085-4521
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 774-0330
 
 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On August 20, 2012, Pharmacyclics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the clinical trial, SPARK (MCL2001), of ibrutinib in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) enrolled its fifth patient. The enrollment of the fifth patient triggered a second $50 million milestone payment obligation from Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
 
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s press release dated August 20, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto 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 20, 2012.

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
August 20, 2012
 
 
PHARMACYCLICS, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Rainer M. Erdtmann
   
Name:
Rainer M. Erdtmann
   
Title:
Vice President, Finance & Administration and Secretary
 
 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated August 20, 2012.