UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2008
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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03-0491827 |
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9605 Medical Center Drive
Suite 300
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 599-4500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD disclosure
The Company intends to make presentations to certain investors regarding the Company’s
operations, financial condition and prospects. The slides that will be used for such presentations
are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Various statements to be made in the presentations, including statements in the slides
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, are forward-looking statements under the securities
laws. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,”
“plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “will,” “would,” and “could,” and similar expressions or words,
identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon current
expectations that involve risks, changes in circumstances, assumptions and uncertainties. The
Company is at an early stage of development and may not ever have any products that generate
significant revenue. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those reflected in the Company’s forward-looking statements include, among others: delays in the
completion of the Company’s clinical trials; a failure of the Company’s product candidates to be
demonstrably safe and effective; the Company’s failure to obtain regulatory approval for its
products or to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements; a lack of acceptance of the Company’s
product candidates in the marketplace, or a failure to become or remain profitable; the Company’s
inability to obtain the capital necessary to fund its research and development activities; the
Company’s failure to identify or obtain rights to new product candidates; the Company’s failure to
develop or obtain sales, marketing and distribution resources and expertise or to otherwise manage
its growth; a loss of any of the Company’s key scientists or management personnel; losses incurred
from product liability claims made against the Company; and a loss of rights to develop and
commercialize the Company’s products under its license and sublicense agreements.
The Company encourages investors to read the discussion and analysis of its financial
condition and its consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (the “10-K”). The Company also encourages
investors to read Item 1A of the 10-K, entitled “Risk Factors,” which contains a more complete
discussion of the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business. In addition to
the risks described above and in Item 1A of the 10-K, other unknown or unpredictable factors also
could affect the Company’s results. There can be no assurance that the actual results or
developments anticipated by the Company will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that
they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Therefore, no assurance
can be given that the outcomes stated in such forward-looking statements and estimates will be
achieved.
The information in the slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K will be provided only
as of the applicable dates on which such slides are presented, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in such slides from and after the
dates of such presentations whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and the slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.