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): January 20, 2006
OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 0-10824 | 04-2297484 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1000 Winter Street, Suite 2200
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(781) 398-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On January 20, 2006, Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation issued a press release announcing that the FDA accepted the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application for FACTIVE for five-day treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and refused the filing of the supplemental New Drug Application for five-day treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis. A copy of that press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The Company held a conference call on January 20, 2006 at 8:30 A.M. ET with Steven Rauscher, President and CEO, and Dr. Gary Patou, a member of the Company’s board of directors, during which the Company discussed the recent correspondence received from the FDA concerning Oscient’s supplemental New Drug Application. A copy of the transcript of such meeting is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation on January 20, 2006.
99.2 Transcript of January 20, 2006 Oscient Pharmaceutical conference call.
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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.
| OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Steven M. Rauscher | |
| Name: |
Steven M. Rauscher | |
| Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: January 20, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation on January 20, 2006. | |
| 99.2 | Transcript of January 20, 2006 Oscient Pharmaceutical conference call. | |