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): February 3, 2015
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. |
As previously announced by us and Sanofi in a joint press release on February 3, 2015, AFREZZA® is now available by prescription in United States retail pharmacies. AFREZZA, our only approved product, is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 27, 2014 to improve glycemic control in adult patients with diabetes.
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 | ||||||||
| Dated: February 9, 2015 | By: | /s/ David Thomson | ||||||
| Name: | David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. | |||||||
| Title: | Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||