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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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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 9, 2004

 

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OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Massachusetts		0-10824		04-2297484
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

100 Beaver Street

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(781) 398-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

99.1	Press Release issued by Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation on August 6, 2004.

 

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

 

On August 6, 2004, Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 26, 2004. A copy of that press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such 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.

 

 

Date: August 9, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation on August 6, 2004.

 

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