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| EX-5.1 - EX-5.1 - MANNKIND CORP | d88097dex51.htm |
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 15, 2015
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.) |
| 25134 Rye Canyon Loop, Suite 300 Valencia, California |
91355 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 775-5300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 15, 2015, MannKind Corporation filed a prospectus supplement to its effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333- 206778) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This Current Report is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the opinion of Cooley LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares set forth in the prospectus supplement, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
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 15, 2015 | MANNKIND CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ David Thomson | |||||
| David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. | ||||||
| Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |