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): May 10, 2011
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-31161 | 23-2908305 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 6166 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California |
92121 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
858.453.7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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In this report, “Arena Pharmaceuticals,” “Arena,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., unless the context otherwise provides.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 10, 2011, we issued a press release reporting our financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press release issued May 10, 2011, reporting financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 | |||||||
SIGNATURE
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: May 10, 2011 | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Steven W. Spector | |||
| Steven W. Spector Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued May 10, 2011, reporting financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 | |
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