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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | dex991.htm |
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): April 16, 2010
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-27756 | 13-3648318 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
352 Knotter Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 272-2596
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 16, 2010, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiary Alexion Pharma International Sàrl, issued a press release announcing that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved Alexion’s New Drug Application for the use of Soliris® (eculizumab) as a treatment for patients in Japan with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alexion Pharma International Sàrl on April 16, 2010 relating to the approval in Japan of Soliris for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
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.
| ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas I. H. Dubin | |||
| Date: April 16, 2010 | Name: Thomas I. H. Dubin | |||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ||||