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): May 4, 2009
 
MannKind Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
  
000-50865
  
13-3607736
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
      
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
On May 4, 2009, MannKind Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2009. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
     
99.1
  
Press Release of MannKind Corporation dated May 4, 2009, reporting MannKind’s financial results for the first quarter of 2009.
 


 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
     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.
             
   
MANNKIND CORPORATION
    
             
   
By:
/s/ MATTHEW J. PFEFFER
    
     
Name:
Matthew J. Pfeffer
    
     
Title:
Corporate Vice President and Chief
    
       
Financial Officer
    
 
Dated: May 4, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Number
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release of MannKind Corporation dated May 4, 2009, reporting MannKind’s financial results for the first quarter of 2009.