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): April 3, 2024 (April 2, 2024)

VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-34186	03-0491827
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Suite 300E

Washington, DC 20037

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 734-3400

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	VNDA	The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 2, 2024, Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Vanda”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Fanapt^® (iloperidone) for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults.

The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. dated April 2, 2024.

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.


Dated: April 3, 2024	VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

	By:	/s/ Timothy Williams
		Name:	Timothy Williams
		Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

SEC Form 8-K filed by Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.