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): October 6, 2004
GENENTECH, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-9813 | 94-2347624 |
1 DNA Way
South San Francisco, California 94080-4990
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(650) 225-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS |
On October 6, 2004, Genentech, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the earnings press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The non-GAAP financial measures used within our earnings press release include net income and earnings per share (or EPS) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 and non-GAAP EPS for 2004. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude recurring charges related to the redemption of our callable putable common stock on June 30, 1999 (the "Redemption") and the effects of push-down accounting, litigation-related special items and the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to our adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," (or FIN 46), and their related tax effects.
The non-GAAP financial measures presented in the earnings press release are included because our management uses this information to monitor and evaluate Genentech's operating results and trends on an on-going basis. Our management believes the non-GAAP information is also useful for investors because the amounts relating to the Redemption and push-down accounting, the litigation-related special items and the cumulative effect of the accounting change related to our adoption of FIN 46 that are excluded were the result of transactions that are unusual due to their nature, size or infrequency. Consequently, excluding those items from our operating results provides users of the financial statements an important insight into our operating results and related trends that affect our business. In addition, our management uses non-GAAP financial information and measures internally for operating, budgeting and financial planning purposes.
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(c) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | ||
99.1 | Earnings Press Release of Genentech, Inc. dated October 6, 2004. | |
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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.
GENENTECH, INC.
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Date: | October 6, 2004 | /s/ARTHUR D. LEVINSON | |
Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | |||
Date: | October 6, 2004 | /s/LOUIS J. LAVIGNE, JR. | |
Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. | |||
Date: | October 6, 2004 | /s/JOHN M. WHITING | |
John M. Whiting |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Earnings Press Release of Genentech, Inc. dated October 6, 2004. | |
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