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): October 8, 2004
Dendreon Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-30681 | | 22-3203193 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3005 First Avenue Seattle, Washington | | 98121 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 256-4545
None
(Former name or former address, if change since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
We are filing this current report on Form 8-K in order to provide additional pro forma financial information about our acquisition of Corvas International, Inc., which closed on July 30, 2003. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations of Dendreon and Corvas for the year ended December 31, 2003. We are making this filing in order to permit the exhibit to be incorporated by reference into Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our shelf registration statement (File No. 333-102351) which we are filing today and any other filings which incorporate this current report by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| | (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information |
| | 99.1 | Unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations of Dendreon and Corvas for the year ended December 31, 2003. |
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.
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| DENDREON CORPORATION |
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| By: | | /s/ Martin A. Simonetti
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| | | Martin A. Simonetti |
| | | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer |
Date: October 8, 2004
