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MANNKIND CORPORATION

30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300

Westlake Village, California 91362

(818) 661-5000

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held On Thursday, May 20, 2021

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MannKind Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MannKind” or the “Company”). The meeting will be held live via the Internet on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time. To attend, please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MNKD2021. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. The Annual Meeting will consider the following matters:

1.	To elect the nine nominees named herein as directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected;

2.	To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of MannKind for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021;

3.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of MannKind, as disclosed in MannKind’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and

4.	To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

These items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this notice.

The record date for the Annual Meeting is March 22, 2021. Only stockholders of record on that date may vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MannKind Corporation to be Held on May 20, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time.

The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders are available at www.mannkindcorp.com.

			By Order of the Board of Directors

			David B. Thomson
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Westlake Village, California

April 7, 2021

You are cordially invited to attend the meeting via the Internet. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please vote by proxy pursuant to the instructions set forth herein as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the meeting. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote live if you attend the meeting via the Internet. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.

MANNKIND CORPORATION

30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300

Westlake Village, California 91362

(818) 661-5000

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To be held on May 20, 2021

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING

Why did I receive a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials on the internet?

Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the internet. Accordingly, we have sent you a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) because the Board of Directors (sometimes referred to as the “Board”) of MannKind Corporation (sometimes referred to as, “we,” “us,” the “Company” or “MannKind”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), including any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held entirely via the Internet. You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting to vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement. However, you do not need to attend the meeting via the Internet to vote your shares. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice.

The Notice is expected to be first mailed to our stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on or about April 9, 2021.

Will I receive any other proxy materials by mail?

We may send you a proxy card, along with a second Notice, ten days after mailing the first Notice.

Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 22, 2021 (the “record date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On this record date, there were 249,072,677 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A list of MannKind's stockholders of record will be open for examination by any stockholder beginning ten days prior to the Annual Meeting at our headquarters located at 30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300, Westlake Village, California 91362. If you would like to view the list, please contact our Corporate Secretary to schedule an appointment by calling (818) 661-5050 or writing to him at the address above. In addition, the list will be available for inspection by stockholders on the virtual meeting website during the Annual Meeting.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If on the record date your shares were registered directly in your name with MannKind’s transfer agent, Computershare, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote live at the meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy pursuant to the instructions set forth below to ensure your vote is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank

If on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice is being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares live at the Annual Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

What am I voting on?

Management is presenting the following three proposals for stockholder vote:

Proposal 1. Election of Nine Directors

The first proposal to be voted on is the election of our nine nominees named herein as directors for a one year term ending at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board has nominated these nine people as directors. You may find information about these nominees, as well as information about MannKind’s Board of Directors and its committees, director compensation and other related matters beginning on page 17.

You may vote “For” all the nominees, “Withhold” your votes as to all nominees or “Withhold” your votes as to specific nominees.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR all the director nominees named herein.

Proposal 2. Ratification of Selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021

The second proposal to be voted on is the ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. It is expected that representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP will attend the Annual Meeting and be available to make a statement or respond to appropriate questions. You may find information about this proposal beginning on page 19.

You may vote “For” or “Against” the proposal or “Abstain” from voting on the proposal.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR Proposal 2.

Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The third proposal to be voted on is an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in this proxy statement, including the disclosures under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, the compensation tables and the narrative discussion following the compensation tables. The Company is seeking the stockholders’ approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers. You may find information about this proposal beginning on page 21.

You may vote “For” or “Against” the proposal or “Abstain” from voting on the proposal.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR Proposal 3.

What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?

The Board of Directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.

How do I vote?

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote live at the Annual Meeting, vote by proxy over the telephone, vote by proxy through the Internet or vote by proxy using a proxy card that you may request or that we may elect to deliver at a later time. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the Annual Meeting and vote live if you have already voted by proxy.

•	To vote live, attend the Annual Meeting and follow the instructions for voting. To attend the meeting, please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MNKD2021. You will be asked to provide the control number from the Notice.

•	To vote using the proxy card, simply complete, sign and date the proxy card that may be delivered and return it promptly in the envelope provided. Your signed proxy card must be received by 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern time on May 19, 2021 to be counted.

•	To vote over the telephone, dial toll-free (800) 690-6903 using a touch-tone phone and follow the recorded instructions. You will be asked to provide the control number from the Notice. Your vote must be received by 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern time on May 19, 2021 to be counted.

•	To vote through the Internet, go to http://www.proxyvote.com to complete an electronic proxy card. You will be asked to provide the control number from the Notice. Your vote must be received by 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern time on May 19, 2021 to be counted.

Voting at the Annual Meeting and internet proxy voting have procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your vote or voting instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your internet access, such as usage charges from internet access providers and telephone companies.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, or other agent, you should have received a Notice containing voting instructions from that organization rather than from MannKind. Simply follow the voting instructions in the Notice to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote live at the Annual Meeting, follow the instructions after logging into the meeting website.

How many votes do I have?

On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you owned as of the record date.

What if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote by proxy but do not make specific choices?

If you voted by proxy without marking any voting selections, your shares will be voted “For” the election of each of the nine nominees for director listed in Proposal 1, “For” the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 as provided in Proposal 2, and “For” the advisory vote on executive compensation as provided in Proposal 3. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using his or her best judgment.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We will also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice?

If you receive more than one Notice, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please follow the voting instructions with respect to each Notice to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Similarly, if you are a stockholder of record and you receive more than one Notice, your shares are registered in more than one name. Please follow the voting instructions with respect to each Notice to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?

Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:

•	You may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to MannKind’s Corporate Secretary at 30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300, Westlake Village, California 91362.

•	You may grant another proxy by telephone or through the Internet.

•	You may submit another properly completed proxy card with a later date.

•	You may attend the Annual Meeting and vote live. Simply attending the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy.

Your most current proxy, whether submitted by proxy card, telephone or internet, is the one that is counted.

If your shares are held by your broker or bank as a nominee or agent, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker or bank.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count, with respect to the proposal to elect directors, votes “For,” “Withhold” and broker non-votes; and with respect to other proposals, “For” and “Against” votes, abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes. Abstentions will be counted towards the vote total for each proposal, except with respect to the election of directors, and will have the same effect as “Against” votes.

What are “broker non-votes”?

Broker non-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in street name does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Generally, if shares are held in street name (shares are held by your broker as your nominee), the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares. If you do not give instructions to your broker, your broker can vote your shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. Under the rules and interpretations of the New York Stock Exchange, “non-routine” matters are generally those involving a matter that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholders, such as mergers or stockholder proposals, election of directors (even if not contested) and executive compensation, including the stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. Proposals 1 and 3 regarding the election of directors and the advisory vote regarding executive compensation, respectively, are non-routine matters. Proposal 2 to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is a routine matter.

How many votes are needed to approve each proposal?

For the election of directors, the nine nominees receiving the most “For” votes (among votes properly cast at the meeting or by proxy) will be elected. Only votes “For” or “Withhold” will affect the outcome. Only the nine nominees named herein have been properly nominated for election as directors.

Proposals 2 and 3 regarding, respectively, ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of the independent registered public accounting firm and approval on an advisory basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers must receive a “For” vote from the majority of shares present and entitled to vote either at the meeting or by proxy in order to be approved. If you “Abstain” from voting on any of these proposals, it will have the same effect as an “Against” vote.

Broker non-votes will have no effect on Proposals 1 and 3.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid Annual Meeting. A quorum will be present if at least a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are represented by stockholders present at the Annual Meeting or by proxy. On the record date, there were 249,072,677 shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Thus, 124,536,339 shares must be represented by stockholders present at the Annual Meeting or by proxy to have a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote live at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, the chairman of the Annual Meeting or a majority of the votes present at the Annual Meeting may adjourn the meeting to another date.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. Final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K that we expect to file no later than four business days following the date of the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K on or before such date, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.

When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s annual meeting?

To be considered for inclusion in MannKind’s proxy material for next year’s annual meeting, your proposal must be submitted in writing by December 10, 2021 to Attn: Corporate Secretary, MannKind Corporation, 30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300, Westlake Village, California 91362. If you wish to submit a proposal that is not to be included in MannKind’s proxy materials or nominate a director, you must do so not later than February 19, 2022 and not earlier than January 20, 2022. You are also advised to review the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board currently consists of nine directors. There are nine nominees for director this year, all of whom were nominated by our Board, consisting of our incumbent directors. Each director to be elected will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected, or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. All nominees listed below are currently our directors and were previously elected by our stockholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, except for Ms. Kay who was appointed to the Board in December 2020. It is our policy that directors are invited and expected to attend annual meetings. All of the then-standing directors attended the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes properly cast at the Annual Meeting or by proxy. The nine nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the nine nominees named below. If any nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, your shares may be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected. Our management has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve.

We believe that we have an accomplished slate of nominees, with diversity of thought, experience, perspective and skills beneficial to the Company. All nominees except Mr. Castagna are independent. The average tenure of our directors is approximately 7.6 years, which includes three directors that have an extensive history with the Company and four directors that have joined the Board within the last 2.5 years. We believe that a mix of service lengths is beneficial to the overall functioning of the Board.

NOMINEES

The following is a brief biography of each nominee for director and a discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each nominee that led our Board of Directors to conclude that each nominee should serve as a member of the Board.

Name	Age	Position Held With the Company
James S. Shannon, M.D., MRCP (UK)⁽¹⁾	64	Chairman of the Board of Directors
Michael E. Castagna, Pharm.D.	44	Chief Executive Officer and Director
Ronald J. Consiglio⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	77	Director
Michael A. Friedman, M.D.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	77	Director
Jennifer Grancio⁽³⁾	49	Director
Anthony Hooper⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	66	Director
Sabrina Kay⁽³⁾	58	Director
Kent Kresa⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	82	Director
Christine Mundkur⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	52	Director

(1)	Member of the Compensation Committee.

(2)	Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

(3)	Member of the Audit Committee.

James S. Shannon, M.D., MRCP (UK) rejoined our board in May 2015 after previously serving as a director from February 2010 until April 2012. Dr. Shannon was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in December 2020. From May 2012 until his retirement in April 2015, Dr. Shannon was the Chief Medical Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc. He formerly held the position of Global Head of Pharma Development at Novartis AG, based in Basel, Switzerland from 2005 until 2008. After joining Sandoz in 1994 as Head of Drug Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Shannon led the Integration Office for R&D overseeing the creation of the Novartis R&D groups from those of Ciba-Geigy Ltd and Sandoz. Following the merger, he was appointed Head of the Cardiovascular Strategic Team and subsequently became Global Head of Project Management before being appointed Global Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs in 1999, a position that he held until 2005 when he was appointed to Head Pharma Development. Between 2008 and joining GSK, Dr. Shannon served on the boards of a

number of companies, including Biotie, Circassia, Crucell and Endocyte. He also sat on the board of Cerimon Pharmaceuticals where he held the position of interim Chief Executive Officer and President from January 2009 until April 2010. Dr. Shannon has served on the board of directors of ProQR Therapeutics NV since June 2016, Horizon Therapeutics plc, a publicly traded biotechnology company, since May 2017 and Kyowa Kirin, Inc. – U.S. since July 2019. He first entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1987 joining Sterling Winthrop Inc., working initially in Europe and subsequently in the USA, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in the management of research and development ultimately serving as Senior Vice-President, Clinical Development. Dr. Shannon is trained in Medicine and Cardiology. He received his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Queen’s University of Belfast and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK). The Board believes that Dr. Shannon’s business experience and his extensive experience in drug development, combined with his business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable scientific and operational expertise and leadership and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Michael E. Castagna, Pharm.D. has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as one of our directors since May 2017. Mr. Castagna also served as a Corporate Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer from March 2016 until May 2017. From November 2012 until he joined us, Mr. Castagna was at Amgen, Inc., where he initially served as Vice President, Global Lifecycle Management and was most recently Vice President, Global Commercial Lead for Amgen’s Biosimilar Business Unit. From 2010 to 2012, he was Executive Director, Immunology, at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“BMS”). Before BMS, Mr. Castagna served as Vice President and Head, Biopharmaceuticals, North America, at Sandoz, a division of Novartis. Beginning in 1997, he held positions with commercial or medical affairs responsibilities at EMD (Merck) Serono, Pharmasset and DuPont Pharmaceuticals. He received his pharmacy degree from the University of the Sciences-Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, a Pharm.D. from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Sciences and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. The Board believes that Mr. Castagna’s knowledge and extensive experience with commercial pharmaceutical companies, combined with his business acumen and judgment, provide our Board with valuable operational expertise and leadership and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Ronald J. Consiglio has been one of our directors since October 2003. Since 1999, Mr. Consiglio has been the Managing Director of Synergy Trading, a securities-trading partnership. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Consiglio was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trading Edge, Inc., a national automated bond-trading firm. From January 1993 to 1998 Mr. Consiglio served as Chief Executive Officer of Angeles Mortgage Investment Trust, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust. His prior experience includes serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and as a member of its board of directors. Mr. Consiglio has served as a member of the board of trustees for the Metropolitan West Funds since 2003. Mr. Consiglio served as a certified public accountant for over 17 years and was a partner in the international accounting firm of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from California State University at Northridge. The Board believes that Mr. Consiglio’s knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance, his experience as a board member and executive officer at financial services firms, combined with his business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable accounting, financial and operational expertise and leadership and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Michael A. Friedman, M.D. has been one of our directors since December 2003. In 2014, Dr. Friedman completed a decade of service as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the City of Hope National Medical Center. Previously, from September 2001 until April 2003, Dr. Friedman held the position of Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Medical and Public Policy, for Pharmacia Corporation and, from July 1999 until September 2001, was a Senior Vice President of Searle, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company. From 1995 until June 1999, Dr. Friedman served as Deputy Commissioner for Operations for the Food and Drug Administration, and was Acting Commissioner and Lead Deputy Commissioner from 1997 to 1998. He served on the board of Celgene Corporation from February 2011 to December 2019 and on the board of Smith & Nephew plc from April 2013 to April 2019. Dr. Friedman received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, and a doctorate in medicine from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School. The Board believes Dr. Friedman’s business experience, including his experience as an executive officer at biopharmaceutical companies and a leading clinical and research center specializing in cancer and diabetes, and his service at the Food and Drug Administration, combined with his business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable scientific and operational expertise and leadership and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Jennifer Grancio has been one of our directors since March 2020. Since October 2020, Ms. Grancio has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Engine No. 1, an impact investment firm. From November 2018 until October 2020, she consulted through Grancio Capital, where she worked with CEOs to accelerate high-growth company success. From 1999 to 2018, she served as a founder and executive with BlackRock’s iShares business, where she spearheaded the distribution of iShares in the United States and Europe and acted as the Global Head of Marketing and Partnerships for BlackRock’s index business. Prior to BlackRock, she was a senior associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers, a management consulting firm. Ms. Grancio serves as a board member for Ethic Inc., a sustainable investing firm, and for Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies, Inc. She is also on the advisory boards of Say Technologies LLC and m+ funds (from Alaia Capital, LLC). Ms. Grancio earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from Stanford University, and an MBA degree in strategy and finance from Columbia Business School. The Board believes that Ms. Grancio’s business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable operational expertise and leadership and qualifies her to serve on our Board of Directors.

Anthony Hooper has been one of our directors since January 2020. He is also a director of BeiGene, Ltd., a publicly traded biotechnology company. Mr. Hooper served as executive vice president of Global Commercial Operations for Amgen Inc. from Oct 2011 until August 2018. Prior to joining Amgen, Mr. Hooper spent more than 15 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb. His last role there was Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Operations and president of the company’s pharmaceutical business in the Americas, Japan and intercontinental regions. Previously, he was Assistant Vice President of Global Marketing for Wyeth Laboratories and led the international marketing group for Lederle International. Mr. Hooper earned law and MBA degrees from the University of South Africa. The Board believes that Mr. Hooper’s business experience and his extensive experience in drug commercialization, combined with his business acumen and judgment, provide our Board with valuable operational expertise and leadership and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors

Sabrina Kay has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 2020. Currently, Dr. Kay serves as Founder and CEO of Fremont Private Investments, where she has led the operations and exits of several companies including The Art Institute of Hollywood (sold to Education Management Corp.), Premier Business Bank (sold to First Foundation Inc.), Fashion Umbrella, Fremont College, and Dale Carnegie of Los Angeles. She is also a philanthropist, having served on more than 30 charitable and civic boards, including the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission, Petersen Automotive Museum, Portal Schools, the Leadership Council of International Medical Corps Leadership Council, the Board of Leaders of USC Marshall School and After-School All-Stars Los Angeles, which she chairs. Dr. Kay received Ed.D. and M.Sc. degrees in education from the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds an MBA from the University of Southern California. The Board believes that Dr. Kay’s business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable operational expertise and leadership and qualifies her to serve on our Board of Directors.

Kent Kresa has been a member of our Board of Directors since June 2004 and served as Chairman of the Board from February 2017 until December 2020. From November 2011 until his appointment as our Chairman, Mr. Kresa served on our Board of Directors as our lead independent director. Mr. Kresa is Chairman Emeritus of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a defense company and from September 1990 until October 2003, he was also its Chairman. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation from January 1990 until March 2003 and as its President from 1987 until September 2001. From 2003 to August 2010, Mr. Kresa served as a director of General Motors Company (or its predecessor). Mr. Kresa has also served on the boards of Fluor Corporation and Avery Dennison Corporation. Mr. Kresa has been a member of the Caltech Board of Trustees since 1994 and also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations. As a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he received a B.S. in 1959, an M.S. in 1961, and an E.A.A. in 1966, all in aeronautics and astronautics. The Board believes that Mr. Kresa’s business experience, including his experience as a director and executive officer of Northrop Grumman, and his service on other public company boards, combined with his business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable operational expertise and leadership and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Christine Mundkur has been one of our directors since November 2018. Ms. Mundkur most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and non-voting Chairman of the Board of Directors for Impopharma Inc., a developer of complex formulations focused on inhaled pharmaceutical products, from February 2013 to February 2017. While at Impopharma, Ms. Mundkur led the transition of the company from a successful clinical research organization into a generic pharmaceutical inhalation development company. Her work included the internal

development and filing of Abbreviated New Drug Applications for spray and inhalation products. Ms. Mundkur also previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Division and Head of Commercial Operations for North America for Sandoz, Inc. from January 2009 to April 2010. She served as Chief Executive Officer of Barr Laboratories, Inc. from April 2008 to December 2008, where she started her career as quality and regulatory counsel in 1993. In addition, Ms. Mundkur has served as a strategic consultant advising several clients on global pharmaceutical business strategies. Ms. Mundkur has served on the board of directors of Lupin Limited since April 2019. Ms. Mundkur holds a J.D. from the St. Louis University School of Law and received her B.S. degree in chemistry from St. Louis University. The Board believes that Ms. Mundkur’s business experience, including her experience as chairman of the board and chief executive officer at a pharmaceutical company developing inhaled drugs, combined with her business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable operational expertise and leadership and qualifies her to serve on our Board of Directors.

REQUIRED VOTE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION

The nine nominees receiving the most “For” votes (among votes properly cast at the meeting or by proxy) will be elected. Only votes “For” or “Withhold” will affect the outcome. Only the nine nominees named herein have been properly nominated for election as directors.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS

A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AND BOARD AND COMMITTEE MATTERS

Independence of the Board of Directors

As required under the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) listing standards, a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by the board of directors. Our Board of Directors consults with the Company’s counsel to ensure that the Board’s determinations are consistent with all relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent listing standards of Nasdaq, as in effect time to time.

Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant transactions or relationships between each director or any of his or her family members and the Company, its senior management and its independent auditors, the Board of Directors affirmatively has determined that all of the Company’s directors, other than Mr. Castagna, are independent within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. Mr. Castagna was determined not to be independent under applicable Nasdaq listing standards due to his position as an executive officer of our company. In making this determination, the Board found that none of the directors has a material or other disqualifying relationship with the Company.

Information Regarding the Board of Directors and its Committees

We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of business conduct and ethics. Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and adheres to corporate governance guidelines to assure that the Board will have the necessary authority and practices in place to review and evaluate our business operations as needed and to make decisions that are independent of our management. The guidelines are also intended to align the interests of directors and management with those of our stockholders. The charters for various Board committees set forth the practices the Board will follow with respect to board composition and selection, board meetings and involvement of senior management, Chief Executive Officer performance evaluation and succession planning, and board committees and compensation. Our Board of Directors adopted these measures to, among other things, reflect changes to the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules adopted to implement provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as well as the charters for each committee of the Board, may be viewed on our website at www.mannkindcorp.com.

Board Leadership Structure

Our Board of Directors is currently chaired by Dr. Shannon. As a general policy, our Board of Directors believes that separation of the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer reinforces the independence of the Board of Directors from management, creates an environment that encourages objective oversight of management’s performance and enhances the effectiveness of the Board of Directors as a whole. As such, Mr. Castagna serves as our Chief Executive Officer while Dr. Shannon serves as our Chairman of the Board of Directors but is not an officer. We expect and intend the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer to continue to be held by separate individuals in the future. If in the future we conclude there is a compelling reason for the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer to be occupied by the same individual, we would expect to appoint one of our other directors to the position of lead independent director to help reinforce the independence of the Board from management.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

One of the key functions of our Board of Directors is informed oversight of the Company’s risk management process. The Board of Directors does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the Board as a whole, as well as through various standing committees that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, including a determination of the nature and level of risk appropriate for the Company. Our Audit Committee has the responsibility to review our enterprise risk management system, to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The Audit Committee also reviews and receives regular briefings concerning information security and technology risks (including cybersecurity) from management,

including our Director of Information Technology. Our Compensation Committee reviews and approves individual and corporate performance goals, advises the Board regarding the adoption, modification, or termination of compensation plans and policies and assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. All three committees operate under written charters adopted by our Board, all of which are available on our website at www.mannkindcorp.com.

Each of the committees has authority to engage legal counsel or other experts or consultants, as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of each committee meets the applicable rules and regulations regarding “independence” and that each member is free of any relationship that would interfere with his or her individual exercise of independent judgment with regard to the Company. Below is a description of each committee.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee consists of Mr. Consiglio (chair), Ms. Grancio, Mr. Hooper, Ms. Kay and Ms. Mundkur, each of whom is an independent member of our Board of Directors (as determined by our Board based on its annual review of the independence requirement of Audit Committee members provided in Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Nasdaq listing standards). Our Audit Committee was established by the Board in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), to oversee the Company’s corporate accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of its financial statements. The functions of this committee include, among others:

•	evaluating the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance;

•	determining the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm;

•	approving the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm to perform any proposed permissible non- audit services;

•	monitoring the rotation of partners of the independent registered public accounting firm on our engagement team as required by law;

•	reviewing our financial statements;

•	reviewing our critical accounting policies and estimates;

•	discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements; and

•	reviewing and evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the Audit Committee and its members, including compliance of the Audit Committee with its charter.

The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Consiglio qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined in applicable SEC rules. In making such determinations, the Board of Directors made a qualitative assessment of Mr. Consiglio’s level of knowledge and experience based on a number of factors, including his formal education and experience. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and internal financial personnel regularly meet privately with our Audit Committee and have unrestricted access to this committee. Our Audit Committee charter can be found on our corporate website at www.mannkindcorp.com. The Audit Committee met seven times during 2020. The report of the Audit Committee is included herein on page 20.

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Kresa (chair), Dr. Friedman, Mr. Hooper and Dr. Shannon, each of whom is an independent member of our Board of Directors (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards). The functions of this committee include, among others:

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reviewing and recommending policy relating to compensation and benefits of our officers and employees, including reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers, evaluating the performance of these officers in light of those goals and objectives, and recommending compensation of these officers based on such evaluations;

•	administering our benefit plans and the issuance of stock options and other awards under our stock plans;

•	recommending the type and amount of compensation to be paid or awarded to members of our Board of Directors, including consulting, retainer, meeting, committee and committee chair fees and stock option grants or awards;

•	planning for succession with respect to the position of Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers;

•	reviewing and approving the terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change-of-control protections and any other compensatory arrangements for our executive officers; and

•	reviewing and evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the Compensation Committee and its members, including compliance of the Compensation Committee with its charter.

None of the members of the Compensation Committee has ever been one of our officers or employees. During 2020, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any other entity that had one or more executive officers who served on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Typically, the Compensation Committee meets at least quarterly and with greater frequency if necessary. The Compensation Committee met four times during 2020.

The processes and procedures of the Compensation Committee with respect to executive compensation are described in greater detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement. Our Compensation Committee charter can be found on our corporate website at www.mannkindcorp.com. The report of the Compensation Committee is included herein on page 44.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Dr. Friedman (chair), Mr. Consiglio, Mr. Kresa and Ms. Mundkur, each of whom is an independent member of our Board of Directors (as independence is currently defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing standards). The functions of this committee include, among others:

•	reviewing and recommending nominees for election as directors;

•	assessing the performance of the Board of Directors and monitoring committee evaluations;

•	suggesting, as appropriate, ad-hoc committees of the Board of Directors;

•	developing guidelines for board composition; and

•	reviewing and evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and its members, including compliance of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with its charter.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter can be found on our corporate website at www.mannkindcorp.com. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met four times during 2020.

Consideration of Director Nominees

Director Qualifications

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications, including being able to read and understand basic financial statements, being over 21 years of age and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers such factors as possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company, demonstrated excellence in his or her field, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment and having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. However, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee retains the discretion to modify these qualifications from time to time.

Evaluating Nominees for Director

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews candidates for director nominees in the context of the current composition of the Board of Directors, the operating requirements of the Company and the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers age, skills, and such other factors as it deems appropriate given the current needs of the Board of Directors and the Company, to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and capability. In the case of incumbent directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews such directors’ overall service to the Company during their term, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance, and any other relationships and transactions that might impair such directors’ independence. In the case of new director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also determines whether the nominee would be independent, which determination is based upon applicable Nasdaq listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations and the advice of counsel, if necessary. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers diversity of gender, race and national origin, education, professional experience and differences in viewpoints and skills. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a formal policy with respect to diversity; however, the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believe that it is important that directors represent diverse viewpoints. Moreover, as a public company with its headquarters in California, the Company is also subject to the requirements of California’s Senate Bill 826, which requires the Company to have no fewer than three female directors by the end of 2021 and California’s Assembly Bill 979, which requires the Company to have at least one director from an underrepresented community by the end of 2021.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee uses its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets to discuss and consider such candidates’ qualifications and then selects one or more nominees for recommendation to the Board by majority vote. To date, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has not paid a fee to any third party to assist in the process of identifying or evaluating director candidates.

Stockholder Nominations

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not intend to alter the manner in which it evaluates candidates, including the minimum criteria set forth above, based on whether a candidate was recommended by a stockholder or not. Stockholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to become nominees for election to the Board of Directors must do so by delivering at least 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing of MannKind’s proxy statement for its last annual meeting of stockholders a written recommendation to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o MannKind Corporation, 30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300, Westlake Village, California 91362, Attn: Corporate Secretary. Each submission must set forth:

•	the name and address of the MannKind stockholder on whose behalf the submission is made;

•	the number of MannKind shares that are owned beneficially by such stockholder as of the date of the submission;

•	the full name of the proposed candidate;

•	a description of the proposed candidate’s business experience for at least the previous five years;

•	complete biographical information for the proposed candidate; and

•	a description of the proposed candidate’s qualifications as a director.

Each submission must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

Our policy regarding stockholder recommendations of director nominees can be found on our corporate website at www.mannkindcorp.com.

To date, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has not received a timely nomination of a candidate for election as a director at any annual meeting from a stockholder or group of stockholders holding more than 5% of our voting stock.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors met 11 times during the last fiscal year. Each director attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of the meetings of the Board, and of the committees on which he or she served, held during the period for which he or she was a director or committee member.

Executive Sessions

As required under applicable Nasdaq listing standards, our independent directors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent directors are present.

Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors

The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted a formal process by which stockholders may communicate with the Board or any of its directors. Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board or an individual director may send a written communication to the Board or such director c/o MannKind Corporation, 30930 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 300, Westlake Village, California 91362, Attn: Corporate Secretary. Communications also may be sent by e-mail to the following address: board@mannkindcorp.com. Each communication must set forth the name and address of the MannKind stockholder on whose behalf the communication is sent. Each communication will be screened by MannKind’s Corporate Secretary to determine whether it is appropriate for presentation to the Board of Directors or such director. Examples of inappropriate communications include junk mail, mass mailings, product complaints, product inquiries, new product suggestions, resumes, job inquiries, surveys, business solicitations and advertisements, as well as unduly hostile, threatening, illegal, unsuitable, frivolous, patently offensive or otherwise inappropriate material. Communications determined by the Corporate Secretary to be appropriate for presentation to the Board of Directors or such director will be submitted to the Board of Directors or such director on a periodic basis.

The screening procedures have been approved by a majority of the independent directors of the Board. All communications directed to the Audit Committee in accordance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that relate to questionable accounting or auditing matters involving the Company will be promptly and directly forwarded to the Audit Committee.

Our process for security holder communications with the Board of Directors can be found on our corporate website at www.mannkindcorp.com.

Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedures

The Company’s Related-Person Transactions Policy sets forth the policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of “related-persons transactions.” For purposes of the Company’s policy only, a “related-person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which the Company and any “related person” are, were or will be participants involving an amount that is the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the Company’s total assets at December 31, 2019 and 2020.

Transactions involving compensation for services provided to the Company as an employee, consultant or director are not covered by this policy. A related person is any executive officer, director, or more than 5% beneficial stockholder of the Company, including any of their immediate family members, and any entity owned or controlled by such persons.

Under the policy, where a transaction has been identified as a related-person transaction, management must present information regarding the proposed related-person transaction to the Audit Committee (or, where Audit Committee approval would be inappropriate, to another independent body of the Board) for consideration and approval or ratification. The presentation must include a description of, among other things, the material facts, the interests, direct and indirect, of the related persons, the benefits to the Company of the transaction and whether any alternative transactions were available. To identify related-person transactions in advance, the Company relies on information supplied by its executive officers, directors and significant stockholders. In considering related-person transactions, the Audit Committee takes into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to (a) the risks, costs and benefits to the Company, (b) the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated, (c) the terms of the transaction, (d) the availability of other sources for comparable services or products and (e) the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from employees generally. In the event a director has an interest in the proposed transaction, the director must recuse himself or herself form the deliberations and approval. The policy requires that, in determining whether to approve, ratify or reject a related-person transaction, the Audit Committee consider, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, as the Audit Committee determines in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; Anti-Corruption

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our directors and employees (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller), and have posted the text of the code on our website at www.mannkindcorp.com. In addition, we intend to promptly disclose on our website (i) the nature of any amendment to the policy that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions and (ii) the nature of any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the policy that is granted to one of these specified individuals, the name of such person who is granted the waiver and the date of the waiver.

We have also adopted an Anti-Corruption Policy and have posted the text of the policy on our website at www.mannkindcorp.com. This policy strictly prohibits our directors and employees from (i) promising, offering, providing, or authorizing cash payments (such as bribes or kickbacks) or anything else of value directly or indirectly to any person to achieve an improper purpose related to the Company’s business and (ii) requesting, agreeing to receive, or accepting money or anything else of value from any person to achieve an improper purpose related to the Company’s business.

Hedging Policy

As part of our Insider Trading Policy, we prohibit speculation based on fluctuations in the market. As a result, the following transactions are prohibited, whether or not the director, employee, officer or consultant is in possession of inside information:

•	purchases or sales of any derivative security of the Company, including without limitation, puts and calls;

•	purchases of the Company’s stock on margin;

•	short sales of the Company’s stock (i.e., where a person borrows shares of the Company’s stock, sells them and then purchases stock at a later date to replace the borrowed stock);

•	loaning shares of the Company’s stock through a brokerage or otherwise in order to facilitate the short sales of other persons;

•	writing, buying or selling options for the Company’s stock;

•	pledging the Company’s stock as security or collateral for a loan or any other obligation; and

•	to the extent not otherwise referenced above, any other hedging transaction involving the Company’s stock or any derivative security of the Company, or any other inherently speculative transaction involving the Company’s stock.

The prohibition on these transactions also applies to members of the households of directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Pursuant to our non-employee director compensation program (the “director compensation program”), each of our non-employee directors receives an annual retainer and fees for their service on our standing board committees as follows:

Element			Amount
Annual Retainer			$50,000
Independent Chairman Premium			$32,500
Audit Committee			Chair: $25,000
			Other members: $10,000
Compensation Committee			Chair: $20,000
			Other members: $7,500
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee			Chair: $10,000
			Other members: $5,000

The members of the Board are also eligible for reimbursement for their expenses incurred in attending Board of Directors meetings in accordance with Company policy. Other than the annual fees described above, our non-employee directors do not receive meeting fees or other compensation for their attendance at specific Board or committee meetings.

Our director compensation program specifies that each non-employee director of the Company is also eligible to receive annual equity awards under the 2018 Plan. Specifically, on the date of each of our annual stockholder meetings, each of our non-employee directors receives a restricted stock unit (RSU) award determined by dividing $150,000 by the then-current stock price used for valuing employee equity awards, which in no event is less than the last reported closing price of the Company’s common stock. Each such annual RSU award vests immediately, but shares are not distributed until the director separates from service to the Board (i.e. retires, is removed or dies).

A non-employee director who joins the Board between annual stockholders meetings is entitled to a pro-rata compensation package.

Non-employee directors have an option to receive their annual $50,000 retainer in cash or common stock of the Company. If a non-employee director elects to receive his or her annual retainer in common stock, such director will be granted an RSU award consisting of that number of shares that equals 100% of the annual retainer, based on the 20-day trailing average closing price as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the annual stockholder meeting. This award vests immediately, but shares are not distributed until the director separates from service to the Board (i.e. retires, is removed or dies). Non-employee directors who do not elect this option receive the full annual retainer in cash shortly after the date of the stockholder meeting.

Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning director compensation received for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 by our non-employee directors.

	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)	Stock Awards ($)⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Total ($)
Ronald J. Consiglio	30,000	170,173	200,173
Michael A. Friedman	67,500	118,235	185,735
Jennifer Grancio	70,000	130,014	200,014
Anthony Hooper	41,875	207,733	249,608
Sabrina Kay⁽³⁾	30,000	131,910	161,910
Kent Kresa	57,500	170,173	227,673
Christine Mundkur	64,583	118,235	182,818
James S. Shannon	23,750	170,173	193,923

(1)

There were no option grants to non-employee directors in 2020. We have no consulting agreements with any of our directors pursuant to which stock awards were issued. As of December 31, 2020, our non-employee directors had option grants outstanding to purchase 215,841 shares of our common stock as follows: Ronald J. Consiglio, 53,141 shares; Michael A. Friedman, M.D., 66,660 shares; Kent Kresa, 50,980 shares; and James S. Shannon, 45,060 shares. Jennifer Grancio, Anthony Hooper, Sabrina Kay and Christine Mundkur had no option grants outstanding as of December 31, 2020.

(2)

These amounts reflect the grant date fair value of all restricted stock awards to non-employee directors in 2020. Restricted stock units are valued based on the market price on the grant date. Reference Note 12 “Stock Award Plans” in the notes to our financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2020, included in Part IV of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021, which identifies the assumptions made in the valuation of restricted stock awards. Restricted stock awards granted to non-employee directors in 2020 vested immediately, but the shares will not be delivered until there is a separation of service, such as through resignation or retirement from the Board or his or her death. As of December 31, 2020, our non-employee directors had unvested restricted stock units outstanding to receive 56,534 shares of our common stock as follows: Ronald J. Consiglio, 19,999 shares; Kent Kresa, 22,160 shares; and James S. Shannon, 14,375 shares. Michael A. Friedman, Jennifer Grancio, Anthony Hooper, Sabrina Kay and Christine Mundkur had no outstanding unvested restricted stock units as of December 31, 2020.

(3)	Ms. Kay was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2020. A partial year retainer of $30,000 and a prorata annual equity grant was awarded to Ms. Kay on December 1, 2020.

STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

Our non-employee directors are subject to our stock ownership guidelines, which require each such individual to hold a specified number of shares of our common stock calculated by dividing three times the annual retainer by the current stock price.

For purposes of determining stock ownership, all common stock, shares held in retirement accounts, restricted stock units, restricted shares, options (regardless as to whether they are “underwater” or “in the money”) and performance awards are considered eligible. Both vested and unvested equity awards count as eligible. Each non-employee director has five years to reach the applicable guideline, beginning January 1, 2020 or when the individual was first appointed or elected to the Board, whichever is later. Upon completion of the grace period, for anyone out of compliance with the guidelines, the Board may restrict their sale of shares or may choose to deliver the annual retainer in stock rather than cash until the guidelines are satisfied. As of December 31, 2020, all non-employee directors except Ms. Kay were already in compliance with our stock ownership guidelines.

PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 and has directed management to submit the selection of Deloitte for ratification by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Deloitte has served as the Company’s independent auditor since 2001. Representatives of Deloitte are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Stockholder ratification of the selection of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our Amended and Restated Bylaws or otherwise. The Board of Directors is seeking such ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee will consider whether to retain that firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The following table represents aggregate fees billed to the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 by Deloitte and its subsidiaries, the affiliates of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firm (collectively, the Deloitte entities). All of these entities collectively represent the Company’s principal accounting firm.

	2020	2019
Audit Fees⁽¹⁾	$866,325	$1,158,592
Audit-Related⁽²⁾	—	153,985
Tax Fees⁽³⁾	53,375	130,991
Other	1,895	1,895
Total Fees	$921,595	$1,445,463

(1)	Represents the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the reviews and audit of our consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting including related regulatory filings and related comfort letters on such.

(2)	Represents the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for consultations regarding financing transactions and acquisitions.

(3)

Represents the aggregate fees for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These fees in 2020 and 2019 represent fees for (i) tax compliance services including the preparation of federal, foreign, state and local tax returns, extensions and estimated tax payments and (ii) tax planning services including advice and coordination related to the wind-up of the Netherlands and German tax structures and entities, state nexus analysis and ownership analysis under Section 382.

All fees described above were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Audit Committee has adopted a policy and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte and the Deloitte entities. The policy generally pre-approves specified services in the defined categories of audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services up to specified amounts. Pre-approval may also be given on an individual explicit case-by-case basis before the independent principal accounting firm is engaged to provide each service. The pre-approval of services may be delegated to one or more of the Audit Committee’s members, but the decision must be reported to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The delegation of pre-approval of services is limited to non-audit services, as set forth in the Audit Committee Charter.

The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision by the Deloitte entities of the non-audit services described above was allowed under Rule 2-01(c)(4) of Regulation S-X and was compatible with maintaining the independence of the registered public accountants and has concluded that the Deloitte entities were and are independent of us in all respects.

REQUIRED VOTE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION

A majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for approval of this proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS

A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 2

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing of MannKind under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent MannKind specifically incorporates this report by reference.

The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Company’s management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for assessing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements in the Annual Report with Company management, including a discussion on the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles; the reasonableness of significant judgments; and the clarity of the disclosures within the financial statements.

The Audit Committee recognizes the importance of maintaining the independence of the Company’s independent auditor, both in fact and appearance. In fulfilling its oversight responsibility as to the audit process, the Audit Committee obtained from Deloitte & Touche LLP the written disclosures and the letter describing all relationships between MannKind and its independent auditors that might bear on the auditors’ independence consistent with applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Rule 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence. The Audit Committee has discussed Deloitte’s independence with Company management and Deloitte, and considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the independent auditor’s independence.

The Audit Committee Charter provides that one duty of the Audit Committee is to determine whether to retain or to terminate MannKind’s existing auditors or to appoint and engage new auditors for the ensuing year. In performing that duty, the Audit Committee evaluated the performance of Deloitte in performing the examination of MannKind’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, considered the auditors’ technical expertise and knowledge of the Company’s operation and industry, and considered auditors’ independence, objectivity, and professional skepticism. Based on this evaluation, the Audit Committee determined to engage Deloitte as MannKind’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

The Audit Committee discussed with Deloitte the matters required to be discussed by the applicable PCAOB standards and the SEC. In addition, with and without management present, the Audit Committee discussed and reviewed MannKind’s financial statements and the results of Deloitte’s audit of MannKind’s financial statements. Based upon the Audit Committee’s discussion with management and Deloitte and the Audit Committee’s review of MannKind’s financial statements, the representations of MannKind’s management and the independent auditors’ report to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that MannKind include the audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, for filing with the SEC.

Audit Committee

Ronald J. Consiglio, Audit Committee Chair

Jennifer Grancio, Audit Committee Member

Anthony Hooper, Audit Committee Member

Sabrina Kay, Audit Committee Member

Christine Mundkur, Audit Committee Member

PROPOSAL 3

ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We are asking our stockholders to approve, on an advisory or non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement (commonly referred to as a “say on pay” proposal). This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this proxy statement.

The compensation of our named executive officers is disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the related narrative disclosure contained in this proxy statement. As discussed in those disclosures, the Company believes that its compensation policies and decisions are appropriately designed to attract and retain the individuals needed to support the Company’s business strategy and to compete effectively with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies while aligning with the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders.

Compensation Principles

We believe that our pay practices are reasonable and in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders. Our compensation programs are guided by the following principles:

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Emphasis on pay-for-performance. We believe a significant portion of the compensation for our executive officers should be variable, at risk and tied directly to the Company’s measurable performance. Consistent with these principles, a material portion of the compensation of our executive officers is in the form of performance-based incentives that are earned upon the attainment of pre-established objectives. The annual cash incentive awards under our short-term incentive (“STI”) plan are intended to compensate our executive officers for achieving our annual financial and operational objectives, the attainment of which requires significant effort.

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Equity as a key component of compensation to align with our shareholders’ interests. The use of equity-based compensation for long-term incentives (“LTI”) aligns the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders by encouraging long-term performance and growth in shareholder value. Multi-year vesting schedules create incentives for our employees to sustain performance over the long term and to encourage retention as the Company executes its business strategy.

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Target compensation value at or close to the peer group median. We target total compensation levels for executives at the median of our peer group on the basis that we believe this target to be an appropriate level of compensation to attract and retain qualified and capable executives. However, actual compensation may fall above or below this level under a range of circumstances, including Company performance. The 2020 and 2019 total compensation values presented in the Summary Compensation Table in this proxy statement for our named executive officers are all well below the median of the competitive market. We believe this below-median compensation value constituted a restrained compensation philosophy during a period of corporate under-performance and transformation.

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No perquisites or tax gross-ups. We have no structured perquisite benefits nor do we provide supplemental pensions to any of our named executive officers. In addition, we do not use tax gross-ups, guaranteed bonuses, “single-trigger” benefits payable upon a change in control without a corresponding separation from service, or similar pay practices.

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Executive stock ownership policy. We have an executive stock ownership policy designed to align our executive officers’ long-term interests with those of our shareholders and to discourage excessive risk taking. The policy requires our CEO to achieve a stock ownership level of four times base salary, while the other executive officers must achieve stock ownership levels of two times base salary. Executive officers who have not achieved the ownership requirements within five years may be restricted from selling their shares or may receive salary or bonus payments in stock rather than cash until they are in compliance.

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Executive compensation recovery policy (“clawback”). Our incentive recoupment policy provides that all incentive compensation awarded to our executive officers may be recovered in the event of any material financial restatement with the executive at fault as well as in the event of any fraud or willful misconduct.

Commitment to Strong Governance Standards

We are committed to adopting and maintaining good corporate governance standards with respect to our compensation programs, procedures and practices. As such, our practices include the following:

•	Independent compensation committee. Our Compensation Committee designs and oversees our executive compensation programs. The Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of independent directors.

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Performance goals. A material portion of executive compensation is in the form of performance-based annual cash and long-term equity incentives that are earned upon the attainment of pre-established financial or operational objectives. These objectives are tied directly to the Company’s measurable performance and designed to align the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders.

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Authority to engage independent consultants. Our Compensation Committee has the authority to engage its own independent compensation consultants, legal counsel or other advisers to assist in designing and assessing our executive compensation programs and pay practices. Our current independent compensation consultant is Mercer LLC.

•	Prohibition on speculative trading. Board members, officers and employees are prohibited under the Company’s insider trading policy from engaging in short-term or speculative transactions in our common stock or other securities.

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Annual say-on-pay advisory vote. Since 2011, we have held annual say-on-pay advisory votes in accordance with good governance practices and to maintain accountability to our shareholders. As further discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement, we used the results of our recent say-on-pay advisory votes to help frame our outreach to investors during 2020 and early 2021. The feedback and insights we received from these engagements helped us to design awards of long-term compensation to executive officers that will pay out, if at all, in proportion to the Company’s total shareholder return relative to a Russell 3000 industry index over a multi-year period. We believe that this revised approach to long-term compensation is responsive to investors’ preference for performance-vesting long-term compensation while also providing compensation that attracts, motivates, incentivizes and retains highly qualified executive officers to drive the success of the Company.

REQUIRED VOTE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders indicated their preference that the Company solicit a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers every year. The Board has adopted a policy that is consistent with that preference. In accordance with that policy, this year, we are again asking our stockholders to support the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in this proxy statement by casting a non-binding advisory vote “FOR” the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2020 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosure.”

While this advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering the Company’s executive compensation program, will review the voting results and consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for named executive officers.

Unless the Board decides to modify its policy regarding the frequency of soliciting say-on-pay votes, the next scheduled say-on-pay vote will be at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Approval of Proposal 3 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on the proposal and will have the same effect as “Against” votes. Broker non-votes are counted towards a quorum, but will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS

A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 3.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The following table sets forth our current executive officers and their ages:

Name	Age	Position(s)
Michael E. Castagna, Pharm.D.	44	Chief Executive Officer and Director
Steven B. Binder	58	Chief Financial Officer
Alejandro Galindo	48	Chief Commercial Officer
Joseph Kocinsky	57	Chief Technology Officer
David B. Thomson, Ph.D., J.D.	54	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Stuart A. Tross, Ph.D.	54	Chief People and Workplace Officer

Michael E. Castagna, Pharm.D. Mr. Castagna’s biographical information is included under Proposal 1 above.

Steven B. Binder has been our Chief Financial Officer since July 2017. Before joining us, since 2013 Mr. Binder served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the International Group of Stryker Corporation, a leading global medical technology company, based in Singapore. Prior to Stryker, Mr. Binder served in a series of senior leadership roles at BMS. His last four positions at BMS were Vice President, Finance roles over different geographic operating units: United States (2012-2013), Europe (2008-2011), AsiaPacific (2005-2007), and Japan (2003-2005). Prior to his international experience, Mr. Binder served in three senior leadership roles for Oncology Therapeutics Network, a U.S. based independent subsidiary of BMS: Vice President, Strategic Development (2001-2003), Vice President, Customer Operations (2000-2001), and Chief Financial Officer (1997-2000). Before Oncology Therapeutics Network, Mr. Binder progressed through three finance and accounting roles for BMS Worldwide Medicines Group after joining the company in 1992. Before BMS, he worked for Deloitte & Touche LLP in a series of auditing roles with increasing responsibility over an eight-year period beginning in 1984. Mr. Binder received a B.S. degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Muhlenberg College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Alejandro Galindo has been our Chief Commercial Officer since August 2020. Before joining us, he spent the past six years at Medtronic plc, a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions, as Vice President and President of the Advanced Insulin Management Business Unit, where he led a fast-paced, double-digit growth global business within their diabetes division. Prior to Medtronic, Mr. Galindo spent nine years at General Electric (GE) Healthcare in a variety of leadership roles, leading emerging markets, strategic corporate development and global supply chain operations. Prior to joining GE’s Healthcare division, he spent eleven years in various global leadership positions for the company’s energy and appliance sectors, overseeing advanced manufacturing engineering and product development. Mr. Galindo received a B.Sc. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico and M.B.A. and M.S. degrees from Indiana University.

Joseph Kocinsky has been our Chief Technology Officer since October 2015. Mr. Kocinsky has over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in technical operations and product development. Prior to joining us in 2003, he held a variety of technical and management positions with increased responsibility at Schering-Plough Corp. Mr. Kocinsky holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Seton Hall University.

David B. Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. has been our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2002. Prior to joining us, he practiced corporate/commercial and securities law at a major Toronto law firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. Thomson was a post-doctoral fellow at the Rockefeller University. Mr. Thomson obtained his B.S degree, M Sc. degree and Ph.D. from Queens University and obtained his J.D. from the University of Toronto.

Stuart A. Tross, Ph.D. has been our Chief People and Workplace Officer since December 2016, with responsibilities for human resources, information technology, corporate communications and California facilities. From 2006 to 2016 he served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer responsible for human resources and security on a global basis. From 1998 to 2006 he served in a series of leadership roles at BMS, most recently as Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for Mead Johnson Company. Mr. Tross received a B.S. degree from Cornell University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Executive officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

We are pleased to present our report on executive compensation. This report is intended to assist our stockholders in understanding the objectives and procedures used by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors in establishing its recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the compensation of our executive officers.

Executive Summary

MannKind Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of inhaled therapeutic products that address unmet needs in two therapeutic areas: endocrine diseases and orphan lung diseases. Our endocrinology program is mostly concentrated on marketing and selling Afrezza® (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, an ultra rapid-acting inhaled insulin used to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes. In February 2021, our sales force began detailing a second endocrinology product – Thyquidity™ (levothyroxine sodium) oral solution – which we are co-promotiong in collaboration with Vertice Pharma. In our orphan lung disease program, the lead product candidate is Tyvaso DPI™, which we licensed to United Therapeutics Corporation (“United Therapeutics” or “UT”) in September 2018. Under the license and collaboration agreement, UT is responsible for global development, regulatory and commercial activities with respect to Tyvaso DPI while we remain responsible for manufacturing clinical and commercial supplies. The dual importance of our endocrinology and orphan lung disease programs is reflected in our consolidated statement of operations, which shows that in 2020 we derived $32.3 million in net revenue from sales of Afrezza and $32.8 million in collaboration and services revenue from our partnership with UT.

Our short-term incentive, or STI, compensation plan is designed to reward achievements in both operational areas of focus that are expected to produce positive shareholder returns in the near-term. Other elements of our compensation program, particularly equity compensation, are aimed at rewarding performance of the Company over the longer time periods typically associated with the development cycles of biopharmaceutical products. We place more emphasis on performance-based compensation than on fixed compensation, but we are mindful of the fact that an over-emphasis on at-risk compensation could jeopardize our ability to retain key talent. We discuss below how we use a mix of compensation elements in order to achieve our objectives.

We also believe that a compensation program must be flexible enough adapt to significant unforeseen changes in the business environment. For example, in March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic emerged to create uncertainty and potentially significant risks to our business operations. In response, we implemented several cost saving measures in the second quarter, including a 20% pay reduction for executive officers and other employees with annual payroll costs above approximately $100,000. Salaries were reduced for a 10-week period, during which we assessed our selling model and the ways in which our operations would need to be adapted to the new business environment.

Oversight of the Executive Compensation Program

The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing and administering our policies governing the compensation for our executive officers. The Compensation Committee is composed entirely of independent directors within the meaning of applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities and duties are outlined in detail in the Compensation Committee charter, which is available on our website at www.mannkindcorp.com. A primary responsibility of the Compensation Committee is to make recommendations regarding the compensation for our executive officers, including the determination and confirmation of annual corporate goal achievement for purposes of awarding short-term incentive compensation, to the full Board of Directors for its approval. As part of this process, the Compensation Committee has historically invited our CEO to attend Compensation Committee meetings or portions thereof to obtain his insight and guidance with respect to other executive officers, though the Chief Executive Officer is not a member of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee engages a third-party consulting firm, Mercer LLC, to assist in developing compensation levels and practices and to provide external market data. The Compensation Committee may select, or receive advice from, a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the Compensation Committee, other than in-house legal counsel and certain other types of advisers, only after taking into consideration six factors, prescribed by the SEC and Nasdaq, that bear upon the adviser’s independence; however, there is no requirement that any adviser be independent. The Compensation Committee conducted an independence assessment with respect to Mercer’s role in recommending or determining the amount and form of

executive compensation and considered the required six factors. After conducting this assessment, the Compensation Committee concluded that Mercer’s role in recommending or determining the amount and form of execution compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 did not raise any conflict of interest.

The Compensation Committee meets outside the presence of our CEO in order to consider the appropriate compensation for, and in setting the compensation of, our CEO. The Compensation Committee relies on compensation data provided by Mercer in setting CEO compensation. The CEO in 2020 did not maintain personal or business relationships (including any interlocking relationships) with any of the Compensation Committee members (outside of their relationship within the Company) that would impair the Compensation Committee members’ ability to remain independent and assess the CEO’s compensation without any conflict of interest. Thus, the determination of the CEO compensation was made without undue influence from the CEO. During 2020, for all other named executive officers, the Compensation Committee met outside the presence of all executive officers except our CEO. The annual performance of each of our executive officers is considered by the Compensation Committee when making decisions regarding base salary, targets for and payments under our STI plan and grants of equity incentive awards. When making recommendations regarding individual executive officers, the Compensation Committee considers the importance of the position to us, the past compensation history of the executive officer and the contributions made by the individual in the past and the contributions we expect the executive officer to make in the future towards the success of our business.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

The Compensation Committee oversees our executive compensation within the context of a compensation philosophy. This philosophy is to provide compensation and benefits programs designed to attract, engage, and retain a high caliber workforce that enables us to compete with companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and to reward individual and corporate performance. We believe that a well-designed compensation program for our executive officers should:

•	align the goals of the executive officer with the goals of our stockholders;

•	recognize individual initiative and achievement;

•	provide total compensation that enables us to compete with companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; and

•	align compensation with our short-term and long-term corporate objectives and strategy, focusing executive officer behavior on the fulfillment of those objectives.

In keeping with this philosophy, our executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:

•	attract talented and experienced executives;

•	motivate and reward executives whose knowledge, skills and performance are critical to our success;

•	retain executives and employees who are instrumental in accomplishing our corporate goals;

•	align the interests of our executives and stockholders by motivating executives to increase stockholder value and rewarding executives when stockholder value increases;

•	provide a competitive compensation package which is weighted towards pay-for-performance (including, when appropriate, long-term incentives such as performance equity awards), and in which total compensation is primarily determined by the Company’s and the individual’s achievement of results;

•	ensure fairness among the executive management team by recognizing the contributions each executive makes to our success;

•	foster a shared commitment among executives by aligning the Company’s and their individual goals; and

•	compensate our executives to manage our business to meet our long-term objectives.

Competitive Market Assessment

No less frequently than annually, the Compensation Committee reviews competitive market data to determine if our compensation levels remain at targeted levels and our pay practices are appropriate. These assessments include a review of base salary, STI compensation, and long-term incentive, or LTI, compensation. These components are benchmarked against a group of peer companies.

Our peer group of similarly situated companies was developed by considering U.S.-based companies in the same industry (biotechnology/pharmaceutical) with similar company characteristics, such as revenue, market capitalization, and number of employees. In addition to these criteria, we consider companies with a similar competitive strategy, including utilizing an internal sales force, and maintaining internal manufacturing capabilities. In order to ensure that we do not exclude potential peers, we also take note of companies considered to be our peers by Institutional Shareholder Services for their benchmarking purposes. We review the list annually to ensure that our peer group is relevant while also striving for year-over-year consistency.

For compensation benchmarking for 2020 compensation decisions, the peer group consisted of the following 12 companies:

Agenus Inc.			Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.			Macrogenics Inc.
Acceleron Pharma Inc.			Momenta Pharmaceuticals
Dynavax Technologies Inc.			Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Intersect ENT Inc.			Seres Therapeutics, Inc.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company			Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

In accordance with our annual process, the Compensation Committee reviewed our peer group in the first quarter of 2021. Based on data compiled by Mercer and reviewed by the Compensation Committee during this process, the Compensation Committee determined that three companies needed to be removed from the list: Momenta Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson; Intersection ENT, which now identifies itself as a medical technology company; and Arena Pharmaceuticals, which is still a development-stage company with no sales force or internal manufacturing capability. In place of these companies, the Compensation Committee added three companies that satisfy most, if not all, of our criteria for peer companies: Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., and Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Accordingly, the full 2021 peer group will consist of the following companies:

Agenus Inc.			Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Acceleron Pharma Inc.			Macrogenics Inc.
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.			Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dynavax Technologies Inc.			Seres Therapeutics, Inc.
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.			Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company			Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

For some executive positions, the peer group data may not be sufficiently robust, or the position may not have an appropriate counterpart at our peer companies. In those cases, we will also consider industry specific and general published survey compensation data, such as the Radford Global Life Sciences Executive Survey.

Market Positioning

The Compensation Committee reviews executive compensation at least annually, establishes competitive compensation levels and designs the compensation program to provide pay commensurate with individual and corporate performance. With support from Mercer, we have targeted total compensation levels for executives at the median of our peer group. We believe this target to be an appropriate level of compensation to attract and retain qualified and capable executives. However, actual compensation may fall above or below this level under a range of circumstances, such as individual and Company performance, tenure with the Company or retention concerns.

In addition to the factors listed above, we also consider, among other things:

•	our business need for the executive officer’s skills;

•	the contributions that the executive officer has made, or we believe will make, to our success;

•	the transferability of the executive officer’s managerial skills to other potential employers; and

•	the relevance of the executive officer’s experience to other potential employers, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

In prior years, we have allowed total compensation levels for our named executive officers to fall well below the median of the competitive market, reflecting a restrained compensation philosophy during a period of corporate transformation. As discussed in more detail below, we consider each element of executive compensation and make adjustments as appropriate. We believe our executive compensation packages are reasonable when considering our business strategy, the revenue potential of our business, our compensation philosophy and the competitive market data.

Consideration of Past Say-on-Pay Results

At our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 61% of the votes cast on the say-on-pay advisory proposal approved the compensation of our named executive officers. This level of support for executive compensation continued a trend of eroding support that began in 2019, when the advisory proposal received the support of 67% of the votes cast. In the three previous years, the same proposal received much higher levels of support (2018 – 83%; 2017 – 90%; 2016 – 92%).

Seeking to better understand the basis for our recent say-on-pay results, we expanded the scope of our stockholder outreach following the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. During 2020 and early 2021, we met with approximately 90 investors to discuss topics related to our business, corporate governance and executive compensation. Over the course of these meetings, we met with the holders of approximately 30% of our outstanding shares, including some investors that voted against our say-no-pay proposal in 2020.

The feedback we received from all of these engagements was valuable and varied. Many of our largest institutional investors expressed support for our executive compensation program and believed that we have appropriately aligned pay with performance. However, we gained an important insight from investors that disagreed with this assessment. We learned that such investors tended to have a longer-term view of performance, looking more at five-year returns as opposed to one- or three-year returns. This insight helped us to better understand why the operational challenges we faced in 2016 (when a marketing partner terminated a major collaboration agreement) would still be relevant for some investors when assessing pay for performance in 2020.

Aided by this insight, we designed the 2020 annual equity awards for executives in a manner that puts greater emphasis on performance-based vesting, measured after a multi-year period. This component of long-term compensation will pay out, if at all, in proportion to the Company’s total shareholder return relative to the Russell 3000 Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industry index after a multi-year period. We believe that this revised approach to long-term compensation is responsive to investors’ preference for performance-vesting long-term compensation while also providing compensation that attracts, motivates, incentivizes and retains highly qualified executive officers to drive the success of the Company.

COMPENSATION COMPONENTS

In order to provide a total compensation package that is tied to stockholder value creation and the achievement of strategic corporate goals, our executive compensation package is comprised of several components. These components are designed to work together to create a balanced approach to compensation, rewarding both short-term and long-term performance and fostering sufficient retentive effect to secure the services of our executive officers while we execute on our plans. Currently, our compensation structure for executive officers includes a combination of base salary, STI compensation, LTI compensation in the form of equity awards, 401(k), medical and other benefits, and severance and change in control and other post termination provisions. Each component is described in further detail below.

The following charts break down the total compensation that the CEO and the other named executive officers (on average) received in 2020, including the grant date fair value of equity awards granted to these

officers in 2020. These charts are derived from the summary compensation table on page 34, excluding income associated with employer contributions to individual 401(k) plans, supplemental medical benefits, airline club reimbursements and other taxable income. The charts illustrate the extent to which a greater percentage of total compensation for our named executive officers is delivered in the form of performance-based compensation as compared to fixed compensation (salary and time-based equity awards). Specifically, performance-based compensation accounted for 66% of the 2020 total compensation for the CEO and 60% for the other named executive officers.

The Compensation Committee believes that the above compensation structure appropriately balances the dual objectives of promoting long-term stockholder value creation and preventing excessive risk-taking.

Base Salary

Base salaries are designed to provide compensation for the day-to-day management of the Company, assuming satisfactory levels of performance. This component is designed to provide consistent and steady cash flow for the executive and represents only a portion of total compensation. Salary levels are based primarily upon the competitive market for the executive officers’ services, as reflected by the peer group. Base salaries for our executives are generally intended to fall within 10% of the median of the competitive market, although individual performance, responsibility, and the importance of each role in our organization can also impact base salary levels.

In 2020, we determined that the base salary for Mr. Castagna was positioned well below the 25^th percentile of the market median of our peer group. The analysis also indicated that, to a lesser extent, Mr. Binder’s base salary fell below the market median for his position. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee adjusted the base salaries for both officers, effective January 2021, as set forth below.

Officer	Base salary (2020)	Base salary (2021)	Resulting market position
Michael Castagna	$515,000	$590,000	Second quartile
Steven Binder	$412,000	$440,000	Median

In our analysis of the competitive market, the base salaries for the other named executive officers, were found to be consistent with the market medians for their positions, so no adjustment was made to this element of their compensation.

Short-term Incentive Plan

Each of our executive officers are eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash payment. The annual cash incentive awards under our STI plan are intended to compensate our executive officers for achieving our annual goals at the corporate level and for achieving individual annual performance objectives. The objectives for our company and individual measures are established so that performance at or above target levels requires significant effort on the part of our executives. The STI plan is funded based on the overall achievement of corporate objectives, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its evaluation of the accomplishments

of the Company during the previous year. Evaluation criteria can be quantitative or qualitative, depending on the objective. Quantitative objectives are typically evaluated using a leverage curve that allows up to a 200% payout for over-achievement of up to 120% of the stated target and imposes on a 0% payout for any achievement that falls below 80% of the stated target.

The STI plan is an important part of our pay-for-performance culture. We believe that tying a significant portion of our executive cash compensation to financial and operational goals – such as financial metrics, progress of product development and execution of business development priorities – encourages corporate performance and stock price growth. This element of compensation is truly at risk because target attainment is not assured, as reflected in our recent payout history:

Year Achieved (paid in the following year)			STI Achievement Level
2015			0%
2016			60%
2017			90%
2018			50%
2019			93%

Early in 2020, the board of directors specified four main corporate objectives for 2020, consistent with our normal practice. In May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the board considered whether the annual corporate objectives were still achievable, even with significant effort, in light of the current business circumstances. The board modified some metrics associated with the Afrezza commercialization objective, but otherwise made no changes to the 2020 corporate objectives. In February 2021, the Compensation Committee evaluated the performance of the Company against the corporate objectives as follows:

Objective	Weight	Assessment	Result
Achieve specified metrics with respect to Afrezza commercialization	45%	Assessed quantitatively	95%
Deliver cash on hand expectations	10%	Assessed quantitatively.	200%
Deliver on business development priorities	20%	Assessed quantitatively with respect to certain deliverables under the United Therapeutics collaboration agreement Assessed qualitatively with respect to deliverables to partners in Brazil and India, acquisition of Qrumpharma and new collaboration with Vertice Pharma	145%
Progress clinical development programs and regulatory submissions	25%	Assessed qualitatively with respect to interactions with FDA, progress of pipeline compounds, scientific publications and roll-out of BluHale Pro device to prescribers	133%
Overall Result			125%

As a result of this assessment, 125% of the target STI opportunity for each executive officer will be paid in April 2021 as a cash incentive award in respect of Company performance in 2020.

Each eligible position, including the executive officers, is assigned a target STI opportunity expressed as a percentage of base salary, which reflects market competitive levels. Target STI opportunities are generally intended to be at the 50th percentile of the market. For Mr. Castagna, the target STI opportunity for 2020 is 70% of base salary. This percentage reflects an increase from the 60% target STI opportunity used in previous years and was adjusted as a result of the benchmarking assessment conducted by the Compensation Committee in 2020. For all other executive officers, the target STI opportunity is 50% of base salary. This percentage is unchanged from previous years and is consistent with the competitive market.

Long-Term Incentives

In order to provide a significant retention incentive and to ensure a strong link to the long-term interests of stockholders, we provide a portion of our total compensation in the form of LTI compensation, which is generally delivered as an equity award (i.e., stock options or restricted stock units). All employees, including executive officers, are eligible to receive equity awards. Equity awards are granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, which is administered by the Compensation Committee pursuant to a delegation of concurrent authority by our Board of Directors. The awards are made at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, after taking into consideration grant guidelines that we have developed. Based on the competitive market, our current equity guidelines target an annual long-term incentive award valued at 300% of base salary for the CEO and at 150% of median base salary for all other executive officers. These percentages correspond to the median of the competitive market, but they can be modified at the discretion of the Compensation Committee for a range of reasons, including but not limited to, company performance, individual employee performance, financial position of the company, number of shares available for grant under the equity incentive plan, the volatility of the stock price, and similar factors.

Our policy with regard to the timing of grants of equity compensation is to issue annual grants of equity awards in connection with a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Compensation Committee. The timing of grant dates is not based on any favorable or unfavorable non-public information anticipated to be disclosed at a later date. All stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date of the meeting at which such stock options were granted.

In 2020, annual equity awards were delivered as grants of restricted stock units. The total target amount of annual equity compensation (i.e., 300% of base salary for CEO; 150% of median base salary for other executive officers) was converted into a target number of shares using the then-current stock price and the resulting number was divided into two awards of restricted stock units.

Executive Officer	LTI Guideline	Performance-based Award	Time-based Award
CEO	909,000 shares	500,000 RSUs	409,000 RSUs
Other executive officers	364,000 shares	200,000 RSUs	164,000 RSUs

One award, representing 55% of the total annual equity incentive, was delivered as a performance stock unit that vests 100% in May 2023, provided that the closing price of the Company’s common stock on such vesting date is not less than closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The number of shares delivered on the vesting date, as a percentage of the target number specified in the table above, will be determined by the percentile ranking of the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) over the period from the grant date to the vesting date relative to the TSR of the Russell 3000 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Index over the same period, as follows:

•	<25^th percentile = 0% of target

•	25^th percentile = 50% of target

•	50^th percentile = 100% of target

•	75^th percentile = 200% of target

•	≥90^th percentile = 300% of target

Payout values will be interpolated between the percentile rankings above. The other award, representing 45% of total annual equity incentive, was delivered as a time-based restricted stock unit that vests 25% on each anniversary of the grant date, commencing in August 2021 and ending in August 2024.

We believe that the use of relative TSR is an appropriate metric for LTI compensation whereas operational metrics, such as revenue growth, are better suited for STI. Putting a majority of the LTI at risk and tying the value of that compensation to shareholder returns over the same period aligns with our pay-for performance philosophy. At the same time, the inclusion of time-based awards within the LTI program encourages employee retention and fosters equity ownership, which are additional objectives of our compensation program.

Clawback Policy

All of our executive officers are subject to our clawback policy, which applies to all incentive-based compensation, including STI and LTI. The policy provides that such incentive-based compensation is subject to clawback for any material financial restatement with the executive at fault as well as any fraud or willful misconduct. The policy applies to any event discovered after January 1, 2020, even if the applicable incentive compensation was paid prior to that date.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Our executive officers are subject to our stock ownership guidelines, which require each such individual to hold a specified number of shares of our common stock calculated by dividing the dollar amount below by the current stock price:

	Chief Executive Officer			4 times base salary
	Executive Vice Presidents			2 times base salary
	Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents serving on the Executive Leadership Team			1 times base salary

For purposes of determining stock ownership, all common stock, shares held in retirement accounts, restricted stock units, restricted shares, options (regardless as to whether they are “underwater” or “in the money”) and performance awards are considered eligible. Both vested and unvested equity awards count as eligible. Each individual subject to the stock ownership guidelines has five years to reach the applicable guideline, beginning January 1, 2020 or when the individual is hired or promoted into the eligible role, whichever is later. Upon completion of the grace period, for anyone out of compliance with the guidelines, the Board or the Compensation Committee may restrict their sale of shares or may choose to deliver salary or STI payments in stock rather than cash until the guidelines are satisfied. As of December 31, 2020, all executive officers were already in compliance with our stock ownership guidelines.

Other Benefits

We provide a competitive benefits package to all full-time employees, which includes health and welfare benefits, such as medical, dental, vision care, life insurance benefits, and a 401(k) savings plan. Executives, including the named executive officers, receive additional benefits, including executive medical reimbursement insurance, as well as additional short-term and long-term disability insurance.

We have no other structured perquisite benefits (e.g. automobile allowance, or financial planning services) for any executive officer, including the named executive officers, and we currently do not provide any deferred compensation programs or supplemental pensions to any executive officer, including the named executive officers.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In order to encourage stock ownership and provide greater incentives to contribute to our success at all levels, we provide all employees, including executive officers, the ability to purchase our common stock at a discount under our 2004 employee stock purchase plan (the “Purchase Plan”). The Purchase Plan is designed to comply with Section 423 of the Code and provides all employees with the opportunity to purchase up to $25,000 worth of our common stock (based on the undiscounted fair market value at the commencement of the offering period) each year at a purchase price that is the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on either the date of purchase or the commencement of the offering period. An employee may not purchase more than 5,000 shares of common stock on any purchase date. The executives’ rights under the Purchase Plan are identical to those of all other employees.

Severance Provisions

Currently, we have no severance agreements with our executive officers, except Mr. Thomson. The terms of the agreement and amounts that may be realized are detailed under the heading “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control”.

Change of Control Provisions

We have entered into change of control agreements with each of our executive officers in order to ensure that we have the continued dedication of these executives and in order to provide them with reasonable

compensation and benefit arrangements in the event of termination of their employment following a change of control. We believe that it is imperative to diminish any distraction of our executives arising from the personal uncertainty and insecurity that arises in the absence of any assurance of job security, thereby allowing executives to focus on corporate objectives and strategy. The terms of these agreements and amounts that may be realized are detailed under the heading “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control.”

Tax Considerations

Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”), compensation paid to any publicly held corporation’s “covered employees” that exceeds $1 million per taxable year for any covered employee is generally non-deductible.

Prior to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 162(m) provided a performance-based compensation exception, pursuant to which the deduction limit under Section 162(m) did not apply to any compensation that qualified as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m). Pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m) was repealed with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, except that certain transition relief is provided for compensation paid pursuant to a written binding contract which was in effect on November 2, 2017 and which is not modified in any material respect on or after such date.

Compensation paid to each of the Company’s “covered employees” in excess of $1 million per taxable year generally will not be deductible unless it qualifies for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m) pursuant to the transition relief described above. Because of certain ambiguities and uncertainties as to the application and interpretation of Section 162(m), as well as other factors beyond the control of the Compensation Committee, no assurance can be given that any compensation paid by the Company will be eligible for such transition relief and be deductible by the Company in the future. Although the Compensation Committee will continue to consider tax implications as one factor in determining executive compensation, the Compensation Committee also looks at other factors in making its decisions and retains the flexibility to provide compensation for the Company’s named executive officers in a manner consistent with the goals of the Company’s executive compensation program and the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, which may include providing for compensation that is not deductible by the Company due to the deduction limit under Section 162(m). The Compensation Committee also retains the flexibility to modify compensation that was initially intended to be exempt from the deduction limit under Section 162(m) if it determines that such modifications are consistent with the Company’s business needs.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table shows for the year ended December 31, 2020 compensation awarded to, or earned by:

•	the individuals who served as our principal executive officer or principal financial officer for any portion of 2020; and

•	our three most highly compensated executive officers in 2020, other than the individuals listed above, who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2020.

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)⁽¹⁾	Bonus ($)	Restricted Stock Awards ($)⁽²⁾	Option Awards ($)⁽²⁾	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)⁽³⁾	All Other Compensation ($)⁽⁴⁾	Total ($)
Michael E. Castagna	2020	495,192	—	2,580,300	—	450,625	37,178⁽⁵⁾	3,563,295
Chief Executive Officer	2019	510,962	—	90,000	617,568	285,117	48,118	1,551,765
	2018	500,000	20,000	—	833,040	150,000	5,701	1,508,741

Steven B. Binder	2020	396,154	—	1,032,800	—	257,500	21,057⁽⁶⁾	1,707,511
Chief Financial Officer	2019	408,769	—	59,999	247,450	190,078	31,555	937,851
	2018	400,000	—	—	333,840	100,000	20,452	854,292

Joseph Kocinsky	2020	378,822	—	1,032,800	—	246,234	17,869⁽⁷⁾	1,675,725
Chief Technology Officer

David B. Thomson	2020	429,089	—	1,032,800	—	278,908	20,744⁽⁸⁾	1,761,541
General Counsel and Secretary	2019	442,754	—	64,988	247,450	205,880	27,338	988,410
	2018	433,255	20,000	—	333,840	108,314	19,716	915,125

Stuart Tross	2020	361,490	—	1,032,800	—	234,969	41,916⁽⁹⁾	1,309,684
Chief People and Workplace Officer

(1)	Includes amounts earned but deferred at the election of the named executive officer, such as salary deferrals under our 401(k) Plan established under Section 401(k) of the Code.

(2)

Performance-based restricted stock awards are valued based on a Monte-Carlo simulation model. Time-based restricted stock awards and non-qualified stock options are valued based on the market price of the stock on the grant date. Reference Note 12 “Stock award plans” in the notes to our financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2020, included in Part IV, Item 15 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021, which identifies the assumptions made in the valuation of equity awards.

(3)	Non-equity incentive plan compensation is based on individual performance in the achievement of corporate objectives. Performance is compared to these objectives annually.

(4)

Amounts include employer contributions credited under our 401(k) Plan and the incremental cost of perquisites received by the named executive officers. Under the 401(k) Plan, which is open to substantially all of our employees, we make matching contributions based on each participant’s voluntary salary deferrals, subject to the provisions of the 401(k) Plan and limits of the Code.

(5)	Includes $8,550 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $28,197 in medical benefits, $395 in airline club reimbursement and $36 in other taxable income.

(6)	Includes $8,550 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $12,471 in medical benefits and $36 in other taxable income.

(7)	Includes $8,550 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $9,282 in medical benefits and $36 in other taxable income.

(8)	Includes $8,550 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $12,158 in medical benefits and $36 in other taxable income.

(9)	Includes $7,806 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $33,679 in medical benefits, $395 in airline club reimbursement and $36 in other taxable income.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table summarizes the equity awards granted to the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

		Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards			All other stock awards: Number of shares of stock or units (#)	Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
Name	Grant Date	Threshold (#)	Target (#)	Maximum (#)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
Michael E. Castagna	8/27/2020⁽¹⁾	250,000	500,000	1,500,000		1,885,000
	8/27/2020⁽²⁾				409,000	695,300
Steven B. Binder	8/27/2020⁽¹⁾	100,000	200,000	600,000		754,000
	8/27/2020⁽²⁾				164,000	278,800
Joseph Kocinsky	8/27/2020⁽¹⁾	100,000	200,000	600,000		754,000
	8/27/2020⁽²⁾				164,000	278,800
David B. Thomson.	8/27/2020⁽¹⁾	100,000	200,000	600,000		754,000
	8/27/2020⁽²⁾				164,000	278,800
Stuart Tross	8/27/2020⁽¹⁾	100,000	200,000	600,000		754,000
	8/27/2020⁽²⁾				164,000	278,800

(1)

The restricted stock unit will vest on May 22, 2023 provided that the closing price of MannKind’s common stock on such vesting date is not less than the closing price on August 27, 2020 and subject to continuing service. The number of shares delivered on the vesting date, as a percentage of the target specified here, is determined by the percentile ranking of MannKind total shareholder return (TSR) over the period from August 27, 2020 until May 22, 2023 related to the TSR of the Russell 3000 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Index over the same period, as follows: less than 25th percentile=0% of target, 25th percentile=50% of target (threshold), 50th percentile=100% of target, 75th percentile=200% percent of target, 90th percentile or higher=300% of target (maximum). Payout values will be interpolated between the percentile rankings above. The grant date fair value was determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation model.

(2)	The restricted stock unit will vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continuing service. The grant date fair value is based on the market price of the stock on the grant date.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth summary information regarding the outstanding equity awards at December 31, 2020 granted to each of our named executive officers.

Name

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options (#)

Exercisable

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options (#)

Unexercisable

Option

Exercise

Price ($)

Option

Expiration

Date

Number

of Shares

or Units

of Stock

That

Have

Not

Vested

(#)

Market

Value of

Shares or

Units of

Stock

That

Have

Not

Vested

(#)

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Unearned

Shares, Units or

Other Rights

That Have

Not Vested

(#)

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Market or

Payout

Value of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other Rights

That Have

Not Vested

($)

Michael E. Castagna, Pharm.D.

65,840⁽¹⁾

—⁽¹⁾

4.55

5/19/2026

—

100,000⁽²⁾

4.55

5/19/2026

—

75,050⁽³⁾

1.42

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