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):  November 2, 2004

 

DISCOVERY PARTNER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware		000-31141		33-0655706
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9640 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, California				92121
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 455-8600
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):

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 2.02               Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 2, 2004, Discovery Partners International, Inc. issued a press release announcing, among other things, its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 

A script of the comments of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Partners International, Inc. from the conference call to discuss financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 and Item 9.01, and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)   Exhibits

 

99.1	Press release dated November 2, 2004 of Discovery Partners International, Inc.
99.2	Script of the comments of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Partners International, Inc. from the conference call to discuss earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

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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.

 

 

	DISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: November 2, 2004	By:	/s/ CRAIG KUSSMAN
			Craig Kussman
			Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
			Finance and Administration and Secretary

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Discovery Partners International, Inc. on November 2, 2004.
99.2		Script of the comments of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Partners International, Inc. from the conference call to discuss earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

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