FORM 8-K

 

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) December 11, 2003

 

 

ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-27756   13-3648318
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

352 Knotter Drive, Cheshire, CT   06410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 272-2596

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

99.1 Press Release dated December 11, 2003.

 

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On December 11, 2003, the Company announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2003. A copy of the press release issued by the Company relating thereto is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

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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.

 

     ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Date: December 11, 2003

    By:   /S/    DAVID W. KEISER
        
     Name:   David W. Keiser
     Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer

 

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