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): May 9, 2006
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On May 9, 2006, Dendreon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Dendreon”) issued a press release regarding Dendreon’s financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. The full text of Dendreon’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this report, including the exhibit, is provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and, pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | | Dendreon Corporation press release, dated May 9, 2006. |
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/ Richard F. Hamm, Jr. |
| | Richard F. Hamm, Jr. |
| | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: May 9, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Dendreon Corporation press release, dated May 9, 2006. |
