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): September 30, 2011
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-14169 | 22-3178468 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, Maryland |
20850-7464 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (301) 309-8504
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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:
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 30, 2011, GlaxoSmithKline, our collaboration partner for BENLYSTA®, announced the draft guidance issued by the UKs National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence related to reimbursement for the use of BENLYSTA in England and Wales. A copy of the GSK press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99 Press Release issued by GlaxoSmithKline, dated September 30, 2011.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ James H. Davis,
Ph.D.
Name: James H. Davis, Ph.D.
Title: Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: September 30, 2011
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99
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Press Release issued by GlaxoSmithKline, dated September 30, 2011. |
Enquiries: |
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UK Media enquiries:
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Helena Wright | |
Bernadette Murdoch | ||
i | Nightingale AL, Farmer RD, de Vries CS. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2007;16(2):144-151. | |
ii | Danchenko N, Satia JA, Anthony MS. Lupus 2006;15(5):308-318. | |
iii | Navarra SV, Guzman RM, Gallacher AE, et al. Lancet 2011;377(9767):721-731. | |
iv | van Vollenhoven R, Zamini O, Wallace D. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2010;69(Suppl 3):74. |
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