Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 29, 2020

MannKind Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-50865

13-3607736

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300, Westlake Village, California 91362

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(818) 661-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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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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, par value $0.01 per share

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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)

On November 29, 2020, Sabrina Kay, Ed.D., 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 December 1, 2020.

Dr. Kay is expected to receive compensation for her service as a director and as a member of the Audit Committee in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation program, including an annual cash retainer and an annual equity grant. The Company and Dr. Kay will also enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for directors.

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

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.