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): August 14, 2008
Pharmasset, Inc.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
001-33428 (Commission File Number) |
98-0406340 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 303-A College Road East Princeton, New Jersey (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
08540 (Zip Code) |
(609) 613-4100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 14, 2008, Pharmasset, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 is furnished with this report on Form 8-K: |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Pharmasset, Inc. issued on August 14, 2008. | |
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Company’s business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statement, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 and discussions of potential risks and uncertainties in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC.
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.
| Pharmasset, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: | August 14, 2008 | By: | /s/ Kurt Leutzinger | |||||
| Name: Title: |
Kurt Leutzinger Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Pharmasset, Inc. issued on August 14, 2008. | |