Edgar Filing: Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â KARABELAS ARGERIS N

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/12/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. [VNDA]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

47 HULFISH STREET,Â SUITE 310

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

PRINCETON,Â NJÂ 08542

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,450 ⁽⁷⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	90 ⁽⁷⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series A Preferred Stock	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	1,442,552 ⁽⁷⁾	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾
Series A Preferred Stock	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	98,949 ⁽⁷⁾	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾
Series B Preferred Stock	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	1,938,203 ⁽⁷⁾	$ ⁽⁶⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾
Series B Preferred Stock	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	132,961 ⁽⁷⁾	$ ⁽⁶⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KARABELAS ARGERIS N 47 HULFISH STREET SUITE 310 PRINCETON,Â NJÂ 08542	Â X	Â	Â Chairman of the Board	Â

Signatures

/s/ Argeris N. Karabelas, Authorized Signatory		04/12/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reportable securities are owned directly by Care Capital Investments II, L.P. and indirectly by Care Capital II, LLC as general partner of Care Capital Investments II, L.P. The reporting person is a managing member of Care Capital II, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reportable securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The reportable securities are owned directly by Care Capital Offshore Investments II, L.P. and indirectly by Care Capital II, LLC as general partner of Care Capital Offshore Investments II, L.P. The reporting person is a managing member of Care Capital II, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reportable securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Immediately.
(4)	Not applicable.
(5)	Reflects the automatic conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock into one share of Common Stock to occur upon the close of business of the day immediately preceding the closing of the issuer's initial public offering.
(6)	Reflects the automatic conversion of each share of Series B Preferred Stock into one share of Common Stock to occur upon the close of business of the day immediately preceding the closing of the issuer's initial public offering.
(7)	Reflects a 1-for-3.309755 reverse stock split to occur immediately following the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the issuer's initial public offering.

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