MannKind (MNKD) 8-K MannKind Appoints Tony Hooper to Its Board of Directors

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): November 20, 2019

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.)
30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300 Westlake Village, California		91362
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including areacode: (818) 661-5000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	MNKD	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) orRule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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.

(d)

On November 20, 2019, Anthony Hooper was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MannKind Corporation (the “Company”) and the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), effective January 1, 2020.

Mr. Hooper is expected to receive compensation for service as a director in accordance with theCompany’s non-employee director compensation program, including an annual cash retainer and an annual equity grant. The Company will also enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Hooper.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Hooper and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Hooper was appointed as director. The Company is not aware of any transaction between the Company and Mr. Hooper that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) ofRegulation S-K.

On November 21, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hooper to the Board and the Audit Committee. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 21, 2019

SIGNATURES

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
Date: November 21, 2019	By:	/s/ David Thomson
		David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D.
		Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary