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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) November 3, 2004

SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware   0-26866   95-4343413
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No)

22026 20th Avenue S.E., Bothell, Washington 98021
(Address of principal executive offices)

(425) 487-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 99.1


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2004, Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     
Exhibit 99.1
  Press Release, dated November 3, 2004, issued by Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 


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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.

         
    SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
       
Date: November 3, 2004
  By:   /s/ Alan Fuhrman
     
 
      Alan Fuhrman
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
Exhibit 99.1
  Press Release, dated November 3, 2004, issued by Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.