- 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): August 4, 2010

ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		0-28298		94-3154463
(State of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2100 Powell Street
Emeryville, California 94608
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 2.02		RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On August 4, 2010, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

This information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., whether made before or after the date here of, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release titled “Onyx Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results,” dated August 4, 2010

 

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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.

Date: August 4, 2010	ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Matthew K. Fust
		Matthew K. Fust
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number		Description
99.1		Press Release titled “Onyx Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results,” dated August 4, 2010