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): August 13, 2024

 

MannKind Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware		000-50865		13-3607736
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1 Casper Street, Danbury, Connecticut 06810

(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)

 

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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 ☐

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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

 

 

 

Item 5.02

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

(b)(d)

On August 13, 2024, Kent Kresa notified us of his decision to retire from our Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective September 30, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). On August 13, 2024, the Board approved the appointment of Steven B. Binder to the Board, effective on the Effective Date. Mr. Binder currently serves as our Executive Vice President, Special Projects. His employment will end concurrently with his appointment to the Board on the Effective Date. As such, Mr. Binder will be eligible to participate in our non-employee director compensation program, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.15 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019.

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
Date: August 14, 2024				By:		/s/ David Thomson
						David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D.
						Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary