SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McKinley Edward J (Last) (First) (Middle) 4 SEYMOUR WALK (Street) LONDON X0 SW10 9NF (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PHARMION CORP [ PHRM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/08/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		36	A	$17.47	94,036	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		200	A	$17.49	94,236	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		5,800	A	$17.5	100,036	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		80	A	$17.53	100,116	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		564	A	$17.54	100,680	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		500	A	$17.55	101,180	D
Common Stock	08/06/2006		P		1,300	A	$17.59	102,480	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		835	A	$17.6	103,315	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		7	A	$17.61	103,322	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		100	A	$17.62	103,422	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		793	A	$17.63	104,215	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		400	A	$17.64	104,615	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		222	A	$17.65	104,837	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		983	A	$17.66	105,820	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		400	A	$17.68	106,220	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		400	A	$17.69	106,620	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		2,373	A	$17.7	108,993	D
Common Stock	06/08/2006		P		1,007	A	$17.71	110,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) ( 1 )	$18.65	06/08/2006		A		7,500		06/08/2007	06/07/2016	Common Stock	7,500	$0	7,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant to the Reporting Person is a non-statutory stock option. The option vests 100% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and is subject to a repurchase right held by the Issuer, which right will lapse in accordance with the vesting schedule of the option. The option expires ten years from the date of grant, unless it expires sooner pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.

	/s/ Edward J. McKinley	06/09/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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