As of the date of this filing, Millenco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Millenco"), is the beneficial owner of 1,007,200 shares of the Companys Common Stock and Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Integrated Core Strategies"), is the beneficial owner of 564,291 shares of the Companys Common Stock.
Millennium Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Millennium Management"), is the manager of Millenco, and may be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Millenco. Millennium Management is also the general partner of the managing member of Integrated Core Strategies, and may be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies. Israel A. Englander ("Mr. Englander"), is the managing member of Millennium Management. Consequently, Mr. Englander may also be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities beneficially owned by Millenco and Integrated Core Strategies. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Millennium Management or Mr. Englander as to beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Millenco and Integrated Core Strategies.
(b) Percent of Class:
Millennium Management and Mr. Englander may be deemed to beneficially own 1,571,491 shares or 5.9% of the Companys Common Stock (see Item 4(a) above), which percentage was calculated based on 26,653,478 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 7, 2009, as per the Companys Form 10-Q dated May 11, 2009.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person
has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,571,491 (See Item 4(b))
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,571,491 (See Item 4(b))
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Exhibit I.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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Exhibits:
Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2009, by and among Millenco LLC, Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, Millennium Management LLC and Israel A. Englander.
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
Dated: July 6, 2009
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By: /s/Mark Meskin
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Name: Mark Meskin
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC
By: Integrated Holding Group LP,
its managing member
By: Millennium Management LLC,
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Title: Co-President
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/s/ Israel A.
Englander by David Nolan
pursuant to Power of Attorney filed
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This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be filed on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated: July 6, 2009
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MILLENCO LLC
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By: /s/Mark Meskin
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Name: Mark Meskin
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC
By: Integrated Holding Group LP,
its managing member
By: Millennium Management LLC,
its general partner
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Co-President
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MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT
LLC
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By: /s/David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Co-President
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/s/ Israel A.
Englander by David Nolan
pursuant to Power of Attorney filed
with
the SEC on June 6,
2005
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Israel
A. Englander
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