SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHAFFER DERACE L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O KING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

501 FIFTH STREET

(Street)

BRISTOL

37620

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ KG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/31/2011		U		10,000	D	⁽¹⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	01/31/2011		D			3,174	⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	3,174	⁽³⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	01/31/2011		D			16,201	⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	16,201	⁽³⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transaction represents shares of common stock tendered to Parker Tennessee Corp. ("Acquisition Sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer"), pursuant to Acquisition Sub's offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, no par value per share, of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("King") at a price of $14.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC by Pfizer and Acquisition Sub on October 22, 2010, as amended (the "Tender Offer").

2. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a right to receive one share of common stock of King.

3. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 11, 2010, among Pfizer, King and Acquisition Sub (the "Merger Agreement"), these RSUs, whether or not vested, were fully vested immediately prior to and canceled immediately following Acquisition Sub's acceptance of the common stock tendered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with the Tender Offer (the "Acceptance Time") in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each RSU of $14.25, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these RSUs, whether or not vested, were fully vested immediately prior to and canceled immediately following the Acceptance Time in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such RSU of $14.25, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.

Remarks:

	/s/ Derace L. Schaffer	02/02/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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