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 October 10, 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.) 12 DWIGHT PLACE FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (973)-276-1310 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events On October 10, 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 April 30, 1998. The Company signed a lease and moved to occupy a 16,000 square foot building, for the executive offices, packaging operations and warehouse, located in an industrial park in Fairfield, New Jersey. The lease for the premises provides for rental payments in equal monthly installments of $7,333 until the expiration of the lease in September, 2002. In addition, the Company is required to pay all real estate taxes and utility expenses associated with the property. The lease may be renewed for another five year term upon its expiration. 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 October 10, 1997 By: /s/ Christian M. Van Pelt -------------------------------------------- Christian M. Van Pelt, Chairman of the Board & Secretary DATED October 10, 1997 By: /s/ Alfred C. Bagwell -------------------------------------------- Alfred C. Bagwell, President & CEO