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): April 22, 2004 DRAGON PHARMACEUTICAL INC (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Florida 0-27937 65-0142474 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Incorporation) Identification No.) 1055 Hastings Street, Suite 1900 V6E 2E9 Vancouver, British Columbia (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (604) 669-8817 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated April 22, 2004 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition The purpose of this current report on Form 8-K is to disclose that Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. issued a press release on April 22, 2004 announcing and summarizing its financial results for the three and twelve-month period ending December 31, 2003. 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. DRAGON PHARMACEUTICAL INC. Date: April 29, 2004 By: /s/ Matthew Kavanagh ------------------------------------ Name: Matthew Kavanagh Title: Director of Finance and Compliance (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)