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): December 13, 2017

 

 

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 301 Westlake Village, California				91362
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

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

N/A

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. of Form 8-K):

 

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Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 13, 2017, MannKind Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 140,000,000 to 280,000,000 shares. The Charter Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) held on December 13, 2017, as described below under Item 5.07.

A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Special Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal 1: Authorized Shares Increase Proposal.

The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 140,000,000 to 280,000,000 shares. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: shares voted for: 88,079,368; shares voted against: 4,668,496; shares abstaining: 379,110; and broker non-votes: 0.

Proposal 2: To authorize an adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 1.

The Company’s stockholders approved an authorization to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 1. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: shares voted for: 87,540,966; shares voted against: 4,736,859; shares abstaining: 849,149; and broker non-votes: 0. No adjournment of the Special Meeting was necessary.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MannKind Corporation

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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.

 

Date: December 13, 2017				MANNKIND CORPORATION
				By:		/s/ David Thomson
						David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D.
						Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

MANNKIND CORPORATION

MANNKIND CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify:

FIRST: The original name of the Corporation was Pharmaceutical Discovery Corporation. The date on which the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is February 14, 1991.

SECOND: The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), acting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), adopted resolutions amending its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Restated Certificate”), as follows:

The first paragraph of Paragraph A of Article IV of the Restated Certificate is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

“A.    This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is two hundred ninety million (290,000,000) shares. Two hundred eighty million (280,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, each having a par value of one cent ($.01). Ten million (10,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, each having a par value of one cent ($.01).”

THIRD: The foregoing amendment was submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their approval at a special meeting of stockholders which was duly called and held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the DGCL, at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment. Accordingly, said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

FOURTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MannKind Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary on December 13, 2017.