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 April 14, 1997 ------------------------------ Date of Report AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ----------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 33-35153-D 84-1138558 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 200 WEBRO ROAD PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (201)-515-1000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events On April 14, 1997, by unanimous written consent, the Directors of American Pharmaceutical Company extended to expiration date of the Company's Class B and Class C Warrants to October 31, 1997. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed in its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY DATED April 14, 1997 By: /s/Christian M. Van Pelt -------------------------------------------- Christian M. Van Pelt, Chairman of the Board & Secretary DATED April 14, 1997 By: /s/Alfred C. Bagwell -------------------------------------------- Alfred C. Bagwell, President & CEO