UNITED STATES
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): October 5, 2012
MannKind Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50865 | 13-3607736 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 28903 North Avenue Paine Valencia, California |
91355 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 775-5300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 5, 2012, MannKind Corporation announced that it had completed recruiting patients for two Phase 3 clinical studies of AFREZZA® (insulin human [rDNA origin]), an investigational, ultra rapid-acting mealtime insulin therapy, administered using MannKind’s to-be-marketed next-generation inhaler. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of MannKind Corporation dated October 5, 2012 announcing MannKind’s Completion of Patient Recruitment in Two Phase 3 Clinical Studies of AFREZZA. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MANNKIND CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ David Thomson | |||
| Name: | David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. | |||
| Title: | Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Dated: October 5, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of MannKind Corporation dated October 5, 2012 announcing MannKind’s Completion of Patient Recruitment in Two Phase 3 Clinical Studies of AFREZZA. | |