UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): January 20, 2005
Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-50516 13-4104684
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Numbers) Identification No.)
3 Times Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 824-3100
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On January 20, 2005, Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the launch of
Macugen(R) (pegaptanib sodium injection) for the treatment of neovascular (wet)
age-related macular degeneration. The full text of the press release announcing
the launch is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The furnishing of the attached press release is not an admission as to the
materiality of any of the information set forth in this Form 8-K or the attached
press release.
The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (including the exhibit)
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.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: January 21, 2005 EYETECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/ Glenn P. Sblendorio
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Name: Glenn P. Sblendorio
Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated January 20, 2005, of Eyetech Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., announcing the launch of Macugen(R) (pegaptanib sodium
injection) for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related
macular degeneration.