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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 28, 2017
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LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California
1-36282
33-0361285
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 207-4264
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ITEM 8.01    OTHER EVENTS.

On August 28, 2017, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for review the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for the investigational drug LJPC‑501 (angiotensin II). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated August 28, 2017






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.

 
 
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
 
 
 
Date:
August 29, 2017
/s/    Dennis M. Mulroy
 
 
Dennis M. Mulroy
 
 
Chief Financial Officer