UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2006

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee		001-15875		54-1684963
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

501 Fifth Street, Bristol, Tennessee		37620
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (423) 989-8000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On June 28, 2005, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) timely submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) an Annual Chief Executive Officer Certification indicating that the Chief Executive Officer of the Company was not aware of any violation by the Company of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards. The Company inadvertently omitted from its 2005 annual report to shareholders, however, a statement that such Certification was timely submitted to the NYSE.

On June 14, 2006, the Company advised the NYSE of this inadvertent omission. On June 19, 2006, the Company received from the NYSE a letter advising the Company that such disclosure is required by corporate governance listing standard 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and that the Company could cure this deficiency by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K containing the required disclosure. The required disclosure appears under Item 8.01 of this Report and is incorporated into this Item 3.01 by reference. The Company will include the required disclosure in future annual reports.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 28, 2005, the Company timely submitted to the NYSE an Annual Chief Executive Officer Certification indicating that the Chief Executive Officer of the Company was not aware of any violation by the Company of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards. Such certification was unqualified.

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.

Date: June 21, 2006