Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. dated May 1, 2008.
 


SIGNATURES
 
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ STEVEN A. SHALLCROSS
 
 
Name:  Steven A. Shallcross
 
 
Title:  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
Dated: May 1, 2008