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): April 30, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On April 30, 2012, James Shannon, M.D., MRCP (UK), a member of the Board of Directors of MannKind Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company that he was resigning from the Board of Directors effective May 1, 2012 in connection with his appointment as Corporate Chief Medical Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc.
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, PH.D., J.D. | |
| Name: | David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. | |
| Title: | Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Dated: May 4, 2012