UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE
ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of March 2010
001-33444
(Commission
File Number)
Eurand
N.V.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Olympic
Plaza
Fred.
Roeskestraat 123
1076
EE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F
þ
Form 40-F
o
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
o
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
o
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
o
No
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If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
On March
4, 2010, Eurand N.V. (“Eurand”) announced in a press release its financial
results of operations for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31,
2009. A copy of Eurand’s press release announcing these
financial results is attached as Exhibit 1 to this Form 6-K.
In
connection with the press release, Eurand will hold a telephone conference call
at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on March 4, 2010. A call transcript will be
furnished on Form 6-K subsequent to the conference call.
The
information in this 6-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
# Description
1
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Press
Release issued on March 4, 2010, announcing results of operations for the
fiscal quarter and year ended December 31,
2009
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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, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
March 4, 2010
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EURAND
N.V.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Manya S. Deehr
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Manya
S. Deehr
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Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
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