MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) today announced that it proposes to offer, subject to market conditions, senior secured discount notes due 2017 (the "Notes") expected to yield gross proceeds of approximately $370.0 million.
If the offering is consummated, the net proceeds from the offering of the notes would be used for development and operating capital, including completion of the Phase 3 clinical trials of MannKind's lead product candidate, AFREZZA, preparing for commercialization of AFREZZA, continuing the build-out of MannKind's Danbury, Connecticut manufacturing facility, ongoing research and development efforts, and general corporate purposes.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. The Notes may be resold by the initial purchasers pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.