UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
(Mark one)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _____ to
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Commission File No. 1-5438
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware |
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11-1798614 |
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10022 |
(212) 421-7850
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the act:
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Name of each exchange |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes X No .
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No X ..
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No .
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in the Proxy Statement incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. .
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No X ..
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of September 30, 2006 was $16,189,270,937.
Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock as of May 25, 2007: 320,022,638.
The following documents are incorporated by reference herein:
Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of registrant have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.
Portions of the registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 have been incorporated by reference into Parts II and IV of this Report.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Explanatory Note
SIGNATURES
PART IV
Exhibits
SIGNATURES
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 is being filed solely to include the signature of the registrant in the Annual Report as filed by Forest Laboratories, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2007 (the "Original Filing"). This Form 10-K/A does not modify or update any other disclosures set forth in the Original Filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Forest has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 30, 2007
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. |
PART IV
Exhibits.
31.1 |
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 |
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 10, 2008
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Howard Solomon, certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this amendment to the Forest Laboratories, Inc. ("the
Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K; and
2. Based on
my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material
fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light
of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect
to
the period covered by this report.
Date: April 10, 2008
/s/ Howard Solomon
Howard Solomon
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Francis I. Perier, Jr., certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this amendment to the Forest Laboratories, Inc. ("the
Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K; and
2. Based on
my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light
of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect
to
the period covered by this report.
Date: April 10, 2008
/s/ Francis I. Perier,
Jr.
Francis I. Perier, Jr.
Senior Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer