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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): March 10, 2011

 

 

OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33415   65-1178822

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct., Suite 200, La Jolla, CA   92037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 875-8600

 

(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):

 

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

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 10, 2011, Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated March 10, 2011


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.

 

  OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: March 10, 2011   By:  

/s/ Michael A. Narachi

  Name: Michael A. Narachi
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated March 10, 2011