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) May 18, 2016

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

001-36172

22-3106987

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

 File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

02139

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (617) 494-0400

Not Applicable
(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

In a press release dated May 18, 2016, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced its schedule of events at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference being held in Chicago from June 3 to 7, 2016, and disclosed highlights from the abstract on its ALTA trial of brigatinib to be presented in an oral session on June 6, 2016. The data in the abstract is as of December 7, 2015, and the data in the oral session will be updated as of February 29, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

Description

99.1 Press release dated May 18, 2016

The press release may contain hypertext links to information on our websites.  The information on our websites is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Form 8-K.

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.

 

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

Date: May 18, 2016

By:

/s/ Manmeet S. Soni

Manmeet S. Soni

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit List.

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 
99.1 Press release dated May 18, 2016

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