8-K

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report:  July 5, 2011

Lannett Company, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DE	001-31298	23-0787699
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9000 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 333-9000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(c)   Appointment of Vice President of logistics and chief information officer

Effective July 1, 2011, Robert Ehlinger has been appointed and will assume the duties as the Company’s Vice President of logistics and chief information officer.

Mr. Ehlinger, 53, joined Lannett in 2006 as chief information officer.  Earlier, he was vice president of information technology at MedQuist, Inc., a healthcare services provider, where during his 10-year tenure he held a number of operational and technology positions.  Prior to MedQuist, Mr. Ehlinger served as corporate director of information technology for Kennedy Health Systems, supporting acute care and ambulatory care health information systems and biomedical support services.  Previously, Mr. Ehlinger worked for Dowty Communications, where he served in various technical and operational support roles prior to taking on the role of international distribution sales executive managing the Latin America sales distribution channels.  Mr. Ehlinger earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in physics from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits

99.1July 5, 2011 Press Release

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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.

		Lannett Company, Inc.
		(Registrant)
	By:		/s/ Arthur P. Bedrosian
			Arthur P. Bedrosian
			President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: July 6, 2011

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit:	Description
99.1	July 5, 2011 Press Release

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	Contacts:	Robert Jaffe
		PondelWilkinson Inc.
		(310) 279-5980

LANNETT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF VICE PRESIDENT - LOGISTICS AND CIO

Philadelphia, PA — July 5, 2011 — Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: LCI) today announced the promotion of Robert Ehlinger to vice president of logistics and chief information officer.

“Robert’s promotion represents our belief that an effective supply chain operation is critical to our improved efficiency and continued growth,” said Arthur Bedrosian, Lannett’s president and chief executive officer.  “His knowledge of the company combined with extensive information technology experience will allow us to better focus on utilizing technology to drive productivity gains.”

Ehlinger’s new responsibilities will include overseeing the company’s effort to integrate and deploy supply chain technologies, such as RFID and 2D barcodes, that support the pharmaceutical industry initiatives Track and Trace; and reduce costs by increasing the pace of automation.  In addition, he will assist with the company’s plans to vertically integrate and establish a specialty brand division, and direct Lannett’s social media activities.

Ehlinger joined Lannett in 2006 as chief information officer.  Earlier, he was vice president of information technology at MedQuist, Inc., a healthcare services provider, where during his 10-year tenure he held a number of operational and technology positions.  Prior to MedQuist, Ehlinger served as corporate director of information technology for Kennedy Health Systems, supporting acute care and ambulatory care health information systems and biomedical support services.  Previously, Ehlinger worked for Dowty Communications, where he served in various technical and operational support roles prior to taking on the role of international distribution sales executive managing the Latin America sales distribution channels.  Ehlinger earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in physics from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

About Lannett Company, Inc.:

Lannett Company, founded in 1942, develops, manufactures, packages, markets and distributes generic pharmaceutical products for a wide range of indications.  For more information, visit the company’s website at www.lannett.com.

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