UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 29, 2004
MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.
Pennsylvania | 1-9114 | 25-1211621 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1500 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
(Address of principal executive offices)
(724) 514-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 29, 2004, Mylan Laboratories Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, received a letter dated October 29, 2004 from Carl Icahn. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter dated October 29, 2004, from High River Limited Partnership to the registrant. | |
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.
| MYLAN LABORATORIES INC. | ||||
| Date: November 1, 2004 | By: | /s/ Edward J. Borkowski | ||
| Edward J. Borkowski | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter dated October 29, 2004, from High River Limited Partnership to the registrant. |