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): January 16, 2014

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Commission File No. 001-31298

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

On January 16, 2014, during a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of Lannett Company, Inc. ( the “Corporation”) convened pursuant to Article IX of the Corporation’s Bylaws, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved an amendment to the Corporation’s Bylaws, effective immediately, to add a new Article XI that provides that, unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The amendment further provides that the provisions of Article XI shall apply to all actions filed on or after the date of the adoption of Article XI.

The amendment to the Bylaws of the Corporation reflecting this amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.3 to this report.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

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