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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;2, 2005



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>PHARMION CORPORATION</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>84-1521333</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">2525 28<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Street<BR>
Boulder, Colorado 80301<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Pharmion Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
Pharmion Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)</DIV>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Patrick J. Mahaffy<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Pharmion Corporation<BR>
2525 28<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Street<BR>
Boulder, Colorado 80301<BR>
(720)&nbsp;564-9100<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)




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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>Copies to</I><BR>
Peter H. Jakes, Esq.<BR>
Willkie Farr &#038; Gallagher LLP<BR>
787 Seventh Avenue<BR>
New York, NY 10019<BR>
(212)&nbsp;728-8000




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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Title of
securities to be
registered
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">Amount to be<BR>
registered (1)
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>
share</TD>

    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
price</TD>







    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top" style="border-top:3px double #000000">Amount of<BR>
registration fee
</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>



<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">35.99(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">143,960</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">17</TD>
<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>



<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">456,296</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">35.92(3)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">16,390,152</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,930</TD>

<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">18,854</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">42.34(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">798,279</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">94</TD>


<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,850</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">43.09(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">79,717</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">10</TD>


<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">250</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">42.21(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">10,553</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2</TD>


<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">250</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">44.61(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">11,153</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2</TD>





<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">51,500</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">41.63(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,143,945</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">253</TD>






<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">15,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">38.00(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">570,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">68</TD>



<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">36.83(2)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">73,660</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">9</TD>





<TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Total:</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">550,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

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    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,385(4)</TD>

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    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;This Registration Statement covers 500,000 shares of the common stock of Pharmion
Corporation, $0.001 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable pursuant to the Pharmion
Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and 50,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
Pharmion Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (collectively, the &#147;Plans&#148;). In
addition, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminable number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may hereafter be offered or issued pursuant to the Plans, to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without receipt of
consideration and pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act based upon the price at which
the option may be exercised.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based on the average of the
high and low reported sales price per share of our common stock on
January&nbsp;26, 2005, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 429(a) of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act, the
prospectus prepared pursuant to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 also relates to the 3,133,000 shares of Common
Stock included in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-111158) relating to the
Plans. The amount of the filing fee previously paid in connection with the registration of such
shares of Common Stock was $3,576.32, based on the then applicable filing fees.


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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Explanatory Note</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8, which incorporates by reference the Registrant&#146;s
previous Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-111158), is being filed by the Registrant
solely to register additional securities issuable pursuant to its 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and
2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. Accordingly, this Registration Statement consists
only of those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibit&nbsp;No</U>.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Willkie Farr &#038; Gallagher LLP with respect to the legality of the securities
to be issued pursuant to the Plans.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Willkie Farr &#038; Gallagher LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (reference is made to the signature page hereto).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Boulder, Colorado, on the 31st day of January, 2005.


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<TR>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Pharmion Corporation<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Patrick J. Mahaffy</U>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patrick J. Mahaffy</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Pharmion Corporation hereby severally
constitutes and appoints Patrick J. Mahaffy and Erle T. Mast, and each of them, as the
attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
Patrick J. Mahaffy
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Patrick J. Mahaffy
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief<BR>
Executive Officer;<BR>
Director (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Judith A. Hemberger
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Judith A. Hemberger
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice<BR>
President and Chief<BR>
Operating Officer;<BR>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Erle T. Mast
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Erle T. Mast
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial <BR>
Officer and Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Brian Atwood
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Brian Atwood
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
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James Blair
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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James Barrett
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Cam L. Garner
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Cam L. Garner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Edward J. McKinley
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Edward J. McKinley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Thorlef Spickschen
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Thorlef Spickschen
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;31, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Willkie Farr &#038; Gallagher LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2005
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PHARMION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
84-1521333
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2525 28
th
Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(Address of principal executive offices)
Pharmion Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
Pharmion Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Patrick J. Mahaffy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pharmion Corporation
2525 28
th
Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(720) 564-9100
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to
Peter H. Jakes, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 728-8000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
securities to be
registered
Amount to be
registered (1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
4,000
$
35.99(2)
$
143,960
$
17
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
456,296
$
35.92(3)
$
16,390,152
$
1,930
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
18,854
$
42.34(2)
$
798,279
$
94
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
1,850
$
43.09(2)
$
79,717
$
10
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
250
$
42.21(2)
$
10,553
$
2
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
250
$
44.61(2)
$
11,153
$
2
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
51,500
$
41.63(2)
$
2,143,945
$
253
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
15,000
$
38.00(2)
$
570,000
$
68
Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
2,000
$
36.83(2)
$
73,660
$
9
Total:
550,000
$
2,385(4)
(1) This Registration Statement covers 500,000 shares of the common stock of Pharmion
Corporation, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable pursuant to the Pharmion
Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and 50,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
Pharmion Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). In
addition, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminable number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may hereafter be offered or issued pursuant to the Plans, to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without receipt of
consideration and pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").
(2) Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based upon the price at which
the option may be exercised.
(3) Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based on the average of the
high and low reported sales price per share of our common stock on
January 26, 2005, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
(4) Pursuant to Rule 429(a) of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act, the
prospectus prepared pursuant to Part I of Form S-8 also relates to the 3,133,000 shares of Common
Stock included in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-111158) relating to the
Plans. The amount of the filing fee previously paid in connection with the registration of such
shares of Common Stock was $3,576.32, based on the then applicable filing fees.
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PART II
Item 8. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
OPINION OF WILKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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Explanatory Note
This Registration Statement on Form S-8, which incorporates by reference the Registrant's
previous Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-111158), is being filed by the Registrant
solely to register additional securities issuable pursuant to its 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and
2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. Accordingly, this Registration Statement consists
only of those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No
.
5
Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with respect to the legality of the securities
to be issued pursuant to the Plans.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (reference is made to the signature page hereto).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Boulder, Colorado, on the 31st day of January, 2005.
Pharmion Corporation
By:
/s/ Patrick J. Mahaffy
Name:
Patrick J. Mahaffy
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Pharmion Corporation hereby severally
constitutes and appoints Patrick J. Mahaffy and Erle T. Mast, and each of them, as the
attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Patrick J. Mahaffy
Patrick J. Mahaffy
President and Chief
Executive Officer;
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
January 31, 2005
/s/ Judith A. Hemberger
Judith A. Hemberger
Executive Vice
President and Chief
Operating Officer;
Director
January 31, 2005
/s/ Erle T. Mast
Erle T. Mast
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
January 31, 2005
/s/ Brian Atwood
Brian Atwood
Director
January 31, 2005
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ James Blair
James Blair
Director
January 31, 2005
/s/ James Barrett
James Barrett
Director
January 31, 2005
/s/ Cam L. Garner
Cam L. Garner
Director
January 31, 2005
/s/ Edward J. McKinley
Edward J. McKinley
Director
January 31, 2005
/s/ Thorlef Spickschen
Thorlef Spickschen
Director
January 31, 2005
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
5
Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (reference is made to the signature page hereto).