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
September 2, 2003
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)CIMA LABS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)| | | | | |
| Delaware | | 0-24424 | | 41-1569769 |
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| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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10000 Valley View Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota | | | | 55344-9361 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
(952) 947-8700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5. Other Events.
On September 2, 2003, CIMA LABS INC., a Delaware corporation (“CIMA”), issued a press release announcing that earlier that day it sent a letter to Cephalon, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cephalon”), stating that Cephalon’s cash proposal of $26.00 per share for the outstanding shares of CIMA common stock does not represent a superior proposal to the stock-for-stock merger contemplated with aaiPharma Inc., a Delaware corporation. The press release and the letter are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7(c). Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
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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| Date: September 3, 2003 | | | | |
| | | CIMA LABS INC. |
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| | | By: | | /s/ James C. Hawley |
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| | | | | James C. Hawley
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary |
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description | | Method of Filing |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated September 2, 2003. | | Filed herewith |
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| 99.2 | | Letter dated September 2, 2003, from CIMA LABS INC. to Cephalon, Inc. | | Filed herewith |
