UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 17, 2005
GENTA
INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-19635 | 33-0326866 | ||
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Two
Connell Drive Berkeley Heights, NJ |
07922 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(908) 286-9800
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February
17, 2005 Genta Incorporated (“Genta”) issued a press release announcing
financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. The
Company also highlighted a number of important corporate developments for the
year and provided updated guidance on several matters related to Genasense®
(oblimersen sodium injection), the Company’s lead anticancer compound.
The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by reference.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 17, 2005 |
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.
| GENTA INCORPORATED | ||||
| Date: | February 17, 2005 | By: | /s/ William P. Keane | |
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| Name: |
William P. Keane | |||
| Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
Sequentially Numbered Page |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 17, 2005 |