MGI GP (GLFD) 8-K Financial statements and exhibits

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2002

GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

Delaware	0-23736	52-1841960
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
6611 Tributary Street
Baltimore, Maryland		21224
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 631-6300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Exhibit Index is on page 4.

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 7.            Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits

99.1	Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and
	Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the
	Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

Item 9.            Regulation FD Disclosure.

                         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as correspondence the certificate required under 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                         A copy of this certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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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.

	GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dated: August 14, 2002	By: /s/ Andrew R. Jordan     Andrew R. Jordan     Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial     Officer, and Treasurer (Principal     Financial Officer and Principal     Accounting Officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Page
99.1	Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and	5
	Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of
	the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

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