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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 June 17, 2002 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ---------- NEOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 000-28782 93-0979187 (State or other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 157 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE 92618 IRVINE, CALIFORNIA (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (949) 788-6700 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 7. EXHIBITS -------- Exhibits: 99.1 Management presentation at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 17, 2002. 99.2 Slide presentation accompanying the management presentation at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 17, 2002. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE NeoTherapeutics, Inc. is holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, June 17, 2002, at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. At the Annual Meeting, management for NeoTherapeutics will be making a presentation, an unofficial transcript of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In addition, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 is a slide presentation used with the presentation. Both Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 are incorporated herein by this reference. Information regarding the presentation will also be available on NeoTherapeutics' website at www.neot.com. NeoTherapeutics, Inc. is furnishing the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation FD. 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. NEOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. Date: June 17, 2002 By: /s/ Samuel Gulko ------------------------ Name: Samuel Gulko Title: Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibits: -------- 99.1 Management presentation at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 17, 2002. 99.2 Slide presentation accompanying the management presentation at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 17, 2002.