Form 8-K

 

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 14, 2003

 

Scios Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-11749

 

95-3701481

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

820 W. Maude Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 


 

(408) 616-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 



 

ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

On May 14, 2003, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 (the “Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the filing of the Form 10-Q, the Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certifications below, as required by 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Scios Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

(i)    the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(ii)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: May 14, 2003

         

/s/    RICHARD B. BREWER


               

Richard B. Brewer

Chief Executive Officer

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Scios Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

(i)    the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(ii)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: May 14, 2003

         

/s/    DAVID W. GRYSKA


               

David W. Gryska

Chief Financial Officer

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

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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.

 

Date: May 14, 2003

     

Scios Inc.

(registrant)

           

By:

 

/s/    DAVID W. GRYSKA


           

Name:

 

David W. Gryska

           

Its:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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