================================================================================ 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) June 9, 2004 (June 7, 2004) Pharmion Corporation ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-50447 84-1521333 - ---------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 2525 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 720-564-9100 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address if changed since last report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure On June 7, 2004, Pharmion Corporation issued a press release entitled "Pharmion Corporation Files Registration Statement for Follow-On Offering," announcing that it has filed a registration statement relating to a proposed underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock. In addition, Pharmion announced plans to grant an option to the underwriters to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of its common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information And Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated June 7, 2004, entitled "Pharmion Corporation Files Registration Statement for Follow-On Offering." 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. PHARMION CORPORATION Date: June 9, 2004 By: /s/ Erle T. Mast -------------------------- Erle T. Mast Chief Financial Officer 2