0000919574-17-006250.txt : 20170814 0000919574-17-006250.hdr.sgml : 20170814 20170814165149 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-17-006250 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170814 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001000097 IRS NUMBER: 134015739 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04575 FILM NUMBER: 171031145 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 157 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-333-0100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980914 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960408 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001000097 XXXXXXXX 06-30-2017 06-30-2017 false KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

152 West 57th Street 50th Floor New York NY 10019

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