Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

 

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): April 3, 2017

 

CELGENE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-34912		22-2711928
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No. )

 

86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey		07901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

 

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS

 

On April 3, 2017, Celgene Corporation announced it has received a Paragraph IV Notice Letter advising that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking authorization from the FDA to manufacture and market a generic version of POMALYST ^® (pomalidomide) 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg and 4 mg in the United States.

 

The Notice Letter contains Paragraph IV certifications against certain of Celgene’s patents related to POMALYST ^® . Celgene intends to vigorously defend its extensive intellectual property rights related to POMALYST ^® .

 

Attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is the Press Release announcement.

 

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release dated April 3, 2017

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 3, 2017.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	CELGENE CORPORATION
Date: April 3, 2017
	By:	Peter N. Kellogg
	Name: Peter N. Kellogg
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer