SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
LION BIOSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
Im Neuenheimer Feld 515-517
D-69120 Heildelberg
Germany
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not Applicable
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The Invitation for the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 7,
2003, attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein, has
been published in accordance with applicable German law and regulations and,
pursuant to German law and regulations, has been or will be distributed or
otherwise made available to holders of ordinary shares and holders of American
Depositary Receipts representing one ordinary share, without nominal value, of
LION bioscience Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation organized under the laws
of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Company").
Any statements contained in this documents that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect,"
"forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will"
and similar expressions as they related to the Company are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligations to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could
affect the Company's future financial results are discussed more fully in the
Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the
SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of their dates.
This Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K is specifically incorporated
by reference in the Company's Registration Statement of Form F-3 (Reg. No.
333-90730) filed on June 18, 2002, as amended on July 16, 2002.
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Invition for the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held
on August 7, 2003.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
LION bioscience Aktiengesellschaft
By: /s/ Dr. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach
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Dr. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Management Board
Dated: June 27, 2003
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