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
February 22, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
VALERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-51768 | 13-4119931 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7 Clarke Drive Cranbury, New Jersey |
08512 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(609) 235-3000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) today issued a press release reporting the Companys financial results for the quarterly period and year ended December 31, 2006. The press release also sets forth the Companys progress with respect to certain product milestones and identifies recent developments affecting the Company.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibit No. | Description | ||
99.1 | Press Release issued February 22, 2007. |
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.
VALERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||
Date: February 22, 2007 | By: | /s/ Andrew T. Drechsler | ||||||
Andrew T. Drechsler Chief Financial Officer |
Index of Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1* | Press Release issued February 22, 2007. |
* | Filed herewith |