8-K

Dated: August 19, 2019

VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

/s/ Timothy Williams

Timothy Williams

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

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): August 19, 2019 (August 16, 2019)

VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


001-34186		03-0491827
(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Suite 300E

Washington, DC 20037

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

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

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

VNDA

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(The Nasdaq Global Market)

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

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On October 16, 2018, Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) a supplemental New Drug Application (the “sNDA”) under Section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for HETLIOZ^® (tasimelteon) capsule, 20 mg, for the treatment of jet lag disorder. On December 19, 2018, the Company received a letter from the FDA notifying the Company that the FDA assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”) target date for completion of its review by August 16, 2019.

As previously disclosed, on July 19, 2019, the Company received a letter from the FDA (the “Letter”) stating that, as part of its ongoing review of the sNDA, the FDA had identified deficiencies that precluded the discussion of labeling and postmarketing requirements/commitments at that time. The Letter did not specify the deficiencies identified by the FDA.

On August 16, 2019, the Company received a complete response letter (the “CRL”) from the FDA regarding the sNDA and on August 19, 2016, the Company issued a press release regarding the CRL. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

	99.1	Press release of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. dated August 19, 2019.

	Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.