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): December 3, 2007
OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 0-10824 | 04-2297484 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1000 Winter Street, Suite 2200
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(781) 398-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On December 3, 2007, Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel had granted the Company’s request for continued listing of its securities on The NASDAQ Global Market. The Company’s continued listing is subject to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 on or before February 6, 2008, which evidences over $50 million in revenue and $50 million in total assets. The news release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
A copy of the news release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | News Release issued by Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation on December 3, 2007. |
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.
| OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | ||||
| By: |
/s/ Philippe M. Maitre | |||
| Name: | Philippe M. Maitre | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: December 3, 2007