Valencia-based MannKind Corp. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

For the first quarter of 2016, total operating expenses were $20.0 million, or 6 cents per share, as compared to $21.7 million for the same quarter in 2015. (Wall Street expected a loss of 4 cents.)

Research and development expenses were $5.1 million for the first quarter of 2016, a decline of 45%, compared to the first quarter of 2015, primarily due to the reduction in force and closure of the Paramus, New Jersey facility in 2015 and the transition from development to commercial activities.

General and administrative costs were $7.4 million for the first quarter of 2016, a decline of 30%, compared to the first quarter of 2015, mainly due to the reduction in force and closure of the Paramus facility in 2015 in addition to reduced professional fees related to strategic planning activities incurred in 2015 and lower non-cash stock compensation expense.

Product manufacturing costs for the first quarter of 2016 were $7.5 million, an increase of 300%, compared to the same quarter of 2015, due to underutilization of the manufacturing facility and loss from foreign currency exchange of $2.4 million related to purchase commitments.

The Company’s portion of the loss sharing under the Sanofi License Agreement was $5.5 million for the first quarter of 2016. The total amount owed to Sanofi is currently $68.8 million, including accrued interest of $2.8 million.

The net loss for the first quarter of 2016 was $24.9 million, or $0.06 per share based on 428.9 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared to the net loss of $30.7 million, or $0.08 per share on 398.9 million weighted average shares outstanding in the first quarter of 2015. The number of common shares outstanding at March 31, 2016 was 429.1 million.

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2016 were $27.7 million, compared to $59.1 million at December 31, 2015. In February 2016, an upfront fee of $250,000 was received pursuant to the previously announced collaboration and license agreement with Receptor Life Sciences. In addition, $467,000 was received from exercises of stock options by employees. Currently, $30.1 million remains available for borrowing under the amended loan arrangement with The Mann Group. A recently filed universal shelf registration statement became effective along with a prospectus supplement for a $50.0 million ATM facility.

MannKind Announces Pricing of Registered Direct Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants

MannKind Crop. announced the pricing of a registered direct public offering of up to 48,543,692 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 48,543,692 shares of common stock to select institutional investors. Each share of common stock is being sold together with a warrant to purchase 0.75 of a share of common stock (A Warrants) and a warrant to purchase 0.25 of a share of common stock (B Warrants) for a combined purchase price of $1.03. The A Warrants will be exercisable at a price of $1.50 per share beginning upon issuance and will expire two years thereafter. The B Warrants will be exercisable at a price of $1.50 per share beginning in May 2017 and expire 18 months thereafter. The shares of common stock and the warrants will be immediately separable and will be issued separately. The offering is expected to close on or about May 12, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.

Rodman & Renshaw, a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, acted as exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The total gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $50.0 million. After deducting the placement agent’s fees, the net proceeds to MannKind are expected to be approximately $47.5 million. MannKind intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The shares and warrants are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and declared effective on April 27, 2016. A final prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the SEC, and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained by contacting MannKind at 25134 Rye Canyon Loop, Suite 300, Valencia, CA 91355, Attn: Investor Relations, or by telephone at (661) 775-5300; or from the placement agent at placements@hcwco.com or by calling 212-356-0500.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

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