X0303 4 2010-03-22 0 0001047699 KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC KG 0001354792 Elrod James W C/O KING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 501 FIFTH STREET BRISTOL TN 37620 0 1 0 0 Chief Legal Officer, Secretary Common Stock 2010-03-22 4 F 0 1735 12.25 D 185710 D The reported transaction constitutes withholding of shares by the issuer to satisfy tax obligations regarding certain restricted shares on which the restrictions lapsed on March 21, 2010 and which settled on March 22, 2010. /s/ James W. Elrod 2010-03-24