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 21, 2014
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 001-36151 | | 22-3192085 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
65 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 860-8660
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 21, 2014, the registrant, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Cubist, issued a press release reporting its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The press release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Cubist’s net product sales of DIFICID® (fidaxomicin) in the U.S. and Canada were $17.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2014
The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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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.
| CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Michael J. Tomsicek |
| | Michael J. Tomsicek |
| | Senior Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: October 21, 2014 | |
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