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): March 2023, 2015

Dendreon Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-35546	22-3203193
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
601 Union Street, Suite 4900, Seattle, Washington		98101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

601 Union Street, Suite 4900, Seattle, Washington				98101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 256-4545

Not applicable.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 78.01. ~~Regulation~~Other ~~FD Disclosure~~Events.

As previously announced, on November 10, 2014, Dendreon Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Dendreon Holdings, LLC, Dendreon Distribution, LLC and Dendreon Manufacturing, LLC (collectively, together with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

OnAs ~~March 20,~~previously ~~2015,~~disclosed in the ~~Debtors~~Company’s periodic and annual reports filed ~~their~~with ~~monthly~~the ~~operating~~Securities ~~report~~and ~~for~~Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) ~~period~~pursuant ofto ~~February 1,~~the ~~2015~~Securities ~~through~~Exchange ~~February 28~~Act of 1934, ~~2015~~ as amended (the “~~Monthly~~Exchange ~~Operating Report~~Act”), ~~with~~the SEC has been conducting a formal investigation of the ~~Bankruptcy~~Company, ~~Court~~which the Company believed related to some of the same issues raised in certain prior securities and derivative actions involving the Company previously disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports. On March ~~The~~23, ~~Monthly~~2015, ~~Operating~~the ~~Report~~Company isreceived ~~attached~~written ~~hereto~~notice asfrom ~~Exhibit 99~~the SEC indicating that the SEC had concluded its investigation of the Company and that the SEC did not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the SEC.1.

Cautionary ~~Statement~~Statements Regarding the Chapter ~~Monthly~~11 ~~Operating~~Cases ~~Report~~

The Company’s ~~cautions~~securityholders ~~investors~~are ~~and~~cautioned ~~potential~~that ~~investors~~trading ~~not to place undue reliance upon the information contained~~ in the ~~Monthly~~Company’s ~~Operating Report, which was not prepared for the purpose of providing the basis for an investment decision relating to any of the~~ securities ofduring the ~~Company. The Monthly Operating Report is limited in scope and has been prepared solely for the purpose of~~ ~~complying~~pendency ~~with requirements~~ of the ~~Bankruptcy~~Chapter ~~Court.~~11 ~~The~~Cases ~~Monthly~~will ~~Operating~~be ~~Report~~highly ~~was~~speculative ~~not reviewed by independent accountants, is in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws,~~ and iswill ~~subject~~pose tosubstantial ~~future adjustment~~risks. ~~The~~Trading ~~financial~~prices ~~statements~~for in the ~~Monthly~~Company’s ~~Operating~~securities ~~Report~~may ~~are~~bear ~~not~~little ~~prepared~~or inno ~~accordance~~relationship ~~with~~to ~~accounting principles generally accepted in~~ the ~~United~~actual ~~States~~recovery, ~~(“GAAP”)~~if ~~and~~any, ~~therefore, may exclude items required~~ by ~~GAAP,~~holders ~~such~~thereof as certain reclassifications, eliminations, accruals, valuations and disclosures. The Monthly Operating Report also contains information for periods that are shorter or otherwise different from the historical periods required in the Company’s ~~reports pursuant to the Securities~~ ~~Exchange~~Chapter ~~Act~~11 ofCases. ~~1934~~Accordingly, ~~as amended (~~the ~~“Exchange~~Company ~~Act”),~~urges ~~and~~extreme ~~such~~caution ~~information~~with ~~might~~respect ~~not~~to beexisting ~~indicative~~and offuture ~~the~~investments ~~Company’s~~in ~~financial~~its ~~condition~~securities. orThe ~~operating~~Bankruptcy ~~results~~Court ~~for~~has aentered ~~period~~an order that ~~would~~places belimitations ~~reflected~~on trading in the Company’s ~~financial~~common stock, ~~statements~~including oroptions inand ~~its~~certain ~~reports~~other ~~pursuant~~rights to ~~the~~acquire ~~Exchange~~common ~~Act.~~stock, ~~Information~~and ~~set~~certain ~~forth~~instruments inconvertible ~~the~~into ~~Monthly~~common ~~Operating~~stock, ~~Report~~during ~~should~~the ~~not~~pendency ~~be viewed as indicative~~ of ~~future~~the ~~results~~bankruptcy proceedings.

~~Cautionary~~The ~~Statements~~proposed ~~Regarding~~plan of liquidation filed by the Debtors with the Bankruptcy Court on March 10, 2015 contemplates that the holders of the Company’s capital stock will receive no distribution on account of their interests and cancellation of their existing stock. If certain requirements of the Bankruptcy Code are met, a Chapter 11 ~~Cases~~plan can be confirmed notwithstanding its rejection by the Company’s equity securityholders and notwithstanding the fact that such equity securityholders do not receive or retain any property on account of their equity interests under the plan.

~~The~~Cautionary ~~Company’s~~Statement ~~securityholders~~Regarding ~~are~~Forward-Looking ~~cautioned~~Statements that trading in the Company’s securities during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases will be highly speculative and will pose substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company’s securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders thereof in the Company’s Chapter 11 Cases. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its securities. The Bankruptcy Court has entered an order that places limitations on trading in the Company’s common stock, including options and certain other rights to acquire common stock, and certain instruments convertible into common stock, during the pendency of the bankruptcy proceedings.

~~The~~Certain ~~proposed~~information ~~plan~~in ofthis ~~liquidation~~Current ~~filed~~Report byon ~~the~~Form ~~Debtors~~8-K ~~with~~(this “Current Report”) may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning ~~Bankruptcy~~of ~~Court~~the onPrivate ~~March 10~~Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report that are not statements of historical fact, ~~2015~~including ~~contemplates~~estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred referenced in this Current Report should be considered forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “may,” “predict,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “target” and similar expressions are often used to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the ~~holders~~potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations, changes in the Company’s ~~capital~~ability ~~stock~~to ~~will~~meet ~~receive~~financial noobligations ~~distribution~~during onthe ~~account~~Chapter of11 ~~their~~process ~~interests~~or ~~and~~to ~~cancellation~~maintain ofcontracts ~~their~~that ~~existing~~are ~~stock. If~~critical ~~certain~~to ~~requirements~~the Company’s wind-down of its affairs, the ~~Bankruptcy~~outcome ~~Code~~or ~~are~~timing ~~met~~of the Chapter 11 process, the aeffect of the Chapter 11 ~~plan~~Cases ~~can~~or bethe ~~confirmed~~recently ~~notwithstanding~~completed ~~its rejection~~asset bysale transaction on the Company’s ~~equity~~relationships ~~securityholders~~with third parties, regulatory authorities and ~~notwithstanding~~employees in connection with the ~~fact~~Company’s wind-down of its affairs, proceedings that ~~such~~may ~~equity~~be ~~securityholders~~brought doby ~~not~~third ~~receive~~parties in connection with the Chapter 11 process, the ability of the Company to fund the wind-down of its affairs and the timing or ~~retain~~amount of any ~~property~~distributions onto ~~account~~the Company’s stakeholders. For a discussion of ~~their~~some ~~equity~~of ~~interests~~the ~~under~~additional risks and important factors that the ~~plan.~~Company believes could cause actual results or events to differ from the forward-looking statements that it makes, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in

~~Cautionary~~ the ~~Statement~~Company’s ~~Regarding~~Quarterly ~~Forward~~Report on Form 10-~~Looking~~Q ~~Statements~~for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause its actual results or events to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

~~Certain~~Additional ~~information~~Information inRegarding ~~this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto (collectively, this “Current Report”) may constitute forward-looking statements within~~ the ~~meaning~~Chapter of11 ~~the~~Cases Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report that are not statements of historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred referenced in this Current Report should be considered forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “may,” “predict,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “target” and similar expressions are often used to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including,

~~among~~Information ~~others,~~about the ~~potential adverse impact of the~~ Chapter 11 ~~Cases on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations~~process, ~~changes~~as inwell ~~the~~as ~~Company’s~~court ~~ability~~filings toand ~~meet~~other ~~financial~~documents ~~obligations during~~related ~~the Chapter 11 process or~~ to ~~maintain contracts that are critical to~~ the ~~Company’s~~reorganization ~~wind-down of its affairs~~proceedings, ~~the~~is ~~outcome or timing of the Chapter 11 process, the effect of the Chapter 11 Cases or the recently completed asset sale~~available ~~transaction~~through on the Company’s ~~relationships~~claims ~~with~~agent, ~~third~~Prime ~~parties~~Clerk, ~~regulatory~~at ~~authorities~~https://cases.primeclerk.com/dendreon ~~and~~or ~~employees in connection with the Company’s wind~~844-~~down~~794-3479. ofInformation ~~its~~contained ~~affairs~~on, ~~proceedings~~or that ~~may~~can be ~~brought~~accessed ~~by third parties in connection with the Chapter 11 process~~through, ~~the~~such ~~ability~~web ofsite ~~the Company to fund the wind-down of its affairs and the timing~~ or ~~amount of any distributions to~~ the ~~Company’s~~Bankruptcy stakeholders. For a discussion of some of the additional risks and important factors that the Company believes could cause actual results or events to differ from the forward-looking statements that it makes, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “ManagementCourt’s ~~Discussion~~web ~~and~~site Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not ~~possible~~part ~~for the Company to predict or assess the impact~~ of every factor that may cause its actual results or events to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this ~~Current Report.~~ ~~Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this~~ Current Report. ~~The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.~~

~~Limitation~~2 ~~on Incorporation by Reference~~

InSIGNATURES accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this Current Report is being furnished for informational purposes only and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing. The filing of this Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

~~Additional~~Pursuant ~~Information~~to ~~Regarding~~the requirements of the ~~Chapter~~Securities 11Exchange ~~Cases~~Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Information about the Chapter 11 process, as well as court filings and other documents related to the reorganization proceedings, is available through the Company’s claims agent, Prime Clerk, at https://cases.primeclerk.com/dendreon or 844-794-3479. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, such web site or the Bankruptcy Court’s web site is not part of this Current Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 Monthly Operating Report, dated March 20, 2015

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.

	DENDREON CORPORATION
Date: March 25, 2015	By:	/s/ Robert L. Crotty
		Name:	Robert L. Crotty
		Title:	President, General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Monthly Operating Report, dated March 20, 2015

DENDREON CORPORATION

Date: April 8, 2015

/s/ Robert L. Crotty

Name: Robert L. Crotty

Title: President, General Counsel and Secretary

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