UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): December 1817, 2007

ASPREVA PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

British Columbia, Canada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


000-51169	98-0435540
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1203-4464 Markham Street

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8Z 7X8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (250) 744-2488

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8 1.01. ~~Other~~ ~~Events.~~Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

OnCompensation ~~December 18, 2007, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued a final order approving a statutory plan~~ of ~~arrangement~~Chief ~~under~~Executive the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), pursuant to which Galenica AG, through Galenica Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, will acquire all outstanding common shares of Aspreva Pharmaceuticals at a price of US$26.00 per share in cash.Officer

~~The~~As ~~acquisition~~disclosed isin ~~expected~~Aspreva toPharmaceuticals ~~close~~Corporation’s Current Report on ~~January~~Form 38-K (File No. 000-51169), ~~2008~~dated ~~subject~~October to17, 2007, and filed with the ~~satisfaction~~U.S. Securities orand ~~waiver~~Exchange ofCommission ~~the~~on ~~conditions~~October ~~specified~~23, in2007, on October 17, 2007, the ~~Combination~~board of directors ~~Agreement~~of ~~among~~Aspreva approved a one-time cash payment of US$5,110,000, or ~~Galenica~~the Cash AGPayment, ~~Galenica~~to ~~Canada~~J. ~~Ltd~~William Freytag, our Chief Executive Officer, in lieu of our obligation to issue Dr. ~~and~~Freytag ~~Aspreva~~options ~~Pharmaceuticals~~to ~~Corporation~~purchase 700,000 common shares ~~dated~~of ~~October~~Aspreva, 17or the Stock Option, ~~2007~~pursuant to our employment agreement with Dr. Freytag, ~~The~~dated ~~Combination~~July ~~Agreement~~10, is2007, ~~filed~~or asthe ~~Exhibit~~Freytag 2Employment Agreement.1 The Cash Payment is to ~~our~~be paid upon the completion the arrangement under a plan of ~~Current~~arrangement ~~Report~~under onthe ~~Form~~Business ~~8-K~~Corporations Act (~~File~~British NoColumbia), pursuant to which Galenica Canada Ltd., ~~000~~a wholly-~~51169)~~owned ~~dated~~subsidiary ~~October~~of 17Galenica AG, ~~2007,~~will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital ~~filed~~of Aspreva, or the Arrangement. In compliance with the Urules of the Toronto Stock Exchange, as our board of directors has been in possession of material non-public information since Dr.S Freytag commenced his employment, the Stock Option was not granted. ~~Securities~~The ~~and~~Cash ~~Exchange~~Payment ~~Commission~~is ondesigned ~~October~~to compensate Dr. Freytag for the foregone incremental value of the Stock Option that would have otherwise been granted to him assuming an exercise price of US$18.70 (the closing price of our common shares as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on July 10, 2007) and US$26.00 (the price per share to be paid by Galenica Canada Ltd. pursuant to the Arrangement).

AOn ~~copy~~December 17, 2007 the prior authorization of the ~~press~~Cash ~~release~~Payment to Dr. Freytag was reduced to US$4,577,706 ~~dated~~and ~~December~~the 18compensation committee approved a one-time cash payment of US$518,440 to Dr. Freytag to occur on or prior to December 31, 2007, reflecting ~~entitled~~the ~~“Aspreva~~value ~~Receives~~of 72,917 shares that would have vested under the Stock ~~Final~~Option ~~Court~~and ~~Approval~~utilizing ~~for~~the ~~Acquisition~~closing byprice ~~Galenica”~~of isour ~~attached~~common ~~hereto~~stock as ~~Exhibit~~reported on 99the NASDAQ Global Select Market on December 14, 2007 of US$25.181.

~~Item~~The 9 Freytag Employment Agreement and Change in Control Agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.0135 and 10. ~~Financial~~36 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-51169), ~~Statements~~ dated July 10, 2007, and ~~Exhibits~~filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2007.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated December 18, 2007, entitled “Aspreva Receives Final Court Approval for Acquisition by Galenica”.

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.

	ASPREVA PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dated: December 18, 2007
Dated: December 19, 2007
	By:	/s/ Bruce G. Cousins
		Bruce G. Cousins
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated December 18, 2007, entitled “Aspreva Receives Final Court Approval for Acquisition by Galenica”.

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