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): January 16, 2015
Dendreon Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35546 | 22-3203193 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1301 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington | 98101 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 256-4545
Not applicable.
(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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01, Other Events – Settlement of Certain Litigation
On November 6, 2014 Dendreon Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a stipulation to settle certain stockholder class action and derivative litigation, subject to court approval. On January 16, 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery entered an order (i) scheduling a hearing on the proposed settlement for March 30, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Wilmington, Delaware, as set forth in the Notice of Pendency of Settlement of Action filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and (ii) directing that this Form 8-K be filed. A copy of the Stipulation of Settlement, and its exhibits, is available on the Company’s website at http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/DNDN/3283801063x0x804398/1AC8F43F-0DD4-4ED7-8964-10173437457E/0545_001.pdf.
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.
DENDREON CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Robert L. Crotty | |
Name: | Robert L. Crotty | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: January 22, 2015
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Pendency of Settlement of Action, as approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery on January 16, 2015. | |
