UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July, 2013
COMMISSION FILE NO. 000-29338
CARDIOME PHARMA CORP.
(formerly NORTRAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.)
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(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Suite 405, 6190 Agronomy Rd
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, CANADA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange act of 1934.
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This Form 6-K is hereby filed and incorporated by reference in the registrant’s Registration Statements on Form F-10 (File No. 333-137935), Form F-3 (File No. 333-131912), Form S-8 (333-136696) and Form S-8 (333-125860).
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| CARDIOME PHARMA CORP. | ||
| Date: July 19, 2013 | /s/ JENNIFER ARCHIBALD | |
| Jennifer Archibald | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 19, 2013 - Cardiome to Hold Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results Conference Call on August 2 | |
Exhibit 99.1
Cardiome to Hold Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results Conference Call on August 2
NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM
VANCOUVER, July 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME / TSX: COM) today announced that it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 on the morning of Friday, August 2, 2013. Cardiome will hold a conference call and webcast at 8:15 a.m. Eastern (5:15 a.m. Pacific) on that day to discuss the results.
To access the conference call, please dial 416-764-8688 or 888-390-0546 and use conference ID 34999389. The webcast can be accessed through Cardiome's website at www.cardiome.com.s
Webcast and telephone replays of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through September 1, 2013. Please dial 416-764-8677 or 888-390-0541 and enter code 999389 to access the replay.
About Cardiome Pharma Corp.
Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of new therapies
that will improve the health of patients around the world. Cardiome has one marketed product, BRINAVESSTM (vernakalant
IV), approved in Europe and other territories for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in adults.
Cardiome is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (CRME) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (COM). For more information, please visit our web site at www.cardiome.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 or forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities legislation that may not be based on historical
fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "believe", "may", "plan", "will",
"estimate", "continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect" and similar expressions.
Forward- looking statements may involve, but are not limited to, comments with respect to our objectives and priorities for the
remainder of 2013 and beyond, our strategies or future actions, our targets, expectations for our financial condition and the results
of, or outlook for, our operations, research and development and product and drug development. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be
materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many
such known risks, uncertainties and other factors are taken into account as part of our assumptions underlying these forward-looking
statements and include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions in the United States, Canada, Europe,
and the other regions in which we operate; market demand; technological changes that could impact our existing products or our
ability to develop and commercialize future products; competition; existing governmental legislation and regulations and changes
in, or the failure to comply with, governmental legislation and regulations; availability of financial reimbursement coverage from
governmental and third-party payers for products and related treatments; adverse results or unexpected delays in pre-clinical and
clinical product development processes; adverse findings related to the safety and/or efficacy of our products or products; decisions,
and the timing of decisions, made by health regulatory agencies regarding approval of our technology and products; the requirement
for substantial funding to expand commercialization activities; and any other factors that may affect our performance. In addition,
our business is subject to certain operating risks that may cause any results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements
in this presentation to differ materially from our actual results. These operating risks include: our ability to attract and retain
qualified personnel; our ability to successfully complete pre-clinical and clinical development of our products; changes in our
business strategy or development plans; intellectual property matters, including the unenforceability or loss of patent protection
resulting from third-party challenges to our patents; market acceptance of our technology and products; our ability to successfully
manufacture, market and sell our products; the availability of capital to finance our activities; and any other factors described
in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at www.sec.gov and the Canadian securities regulatory
authorities at www.sedar.com. Given these risks, uncertainties and factors, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements and information, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. All forward-looking
statements and information made herein are based on our current expectations and we undertake no obligation to revise or update
such forward-looking statements and information to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.
SOURCE: Cardiome Pharma Corp.
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Cardiome Investor Relations
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