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Accession Number:: 0001104659-10-013556
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2010-03-10 12:00:00
Reporting Period:: 2010-03-08

Filing Date:: 2010-03-10
Accepted Time:: 2010-03-10 17:30:07
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
886163	Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc	LGND	Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)	770160744

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
808722	M David Knott	485 Underhill Blvd Ste 205 Syosset NY 11791-3419		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-09	14,000	$1.71	3,431,483	No	4	S	Indirect	By Knott Partners, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-08	42,810	$1.72	1,157,631	No	4	S	Indirect	By Shoshone Partners, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-08	320,900	$1.72	383,300	No	4	S	Indirect	By Mulsanne Partners, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-09	12,000	$1.71	1,145,631	No	4	S	Indirect	By Shoshone Partners, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-09	40,800	$1.71	342,500	No	4	S	Indirect	By Mulsanne Partners, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-08	51,535	$1.72	72,796	No	4	S	Indirect	By Managed Accounts B
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-09	8,200	$1.71	64,596	No	4	S	Indirect	By Managed Accounts B

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	S	Indirect	By Knott Partners, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Shoshone Partners, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Mulsanne Partners, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Shoshone Partners, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Mulsanne Partners, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Managed Accounts B
No	4	S	Indirect	By Managed Accounts B

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	2,500,928	Indirect	By Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P.
Common Stock	192,590	Indirect	By Managed Accounts A
Common Stock	4,000	Indirect	By Managed Accounts C
Common Stock	69,500	Indirect	By Managed Accounts D
Common Stock	10,000	Direct

Footnotes

The Reporting Person is the managing member of Knott Partners Management, LLC, which is (i) the sole general partner of Shoshone Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. and Mulsanne Partners, L.P. and (ii) the managing general partner of Knott Partners, L.P. The Reporting Person is also a general partner of Knott Partners, L.P.
The securities identified in this row are held by a managed account for which Dorset Management Corporation provides portfolio management services. The Reporting Person is the President and sole director of Dorset Management Corporation.
The securities reported in Column 4 of Table I represent restricted shares of Common Stock granted to all directors at the annual meeting of the shareholders on May 29, 2008. Of those shares, 5,000 vested on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 5,000 will vest upon a change of control in or a hostile takeover of the issuer.
As a result of the Reporting Person's interests in Knott Partners Management, LLC and in Dorset Management Corporation, the Reporting Person has investment discretion and control of the securities represented in this entry. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own an indirect pecuniary interest in the securities represented in this entry as a result of its performance-related fee. Except with respect to Knott Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. and Shoshone Partners, L.P., in which the Reporting Person owns a beneficial interest, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership therein except to the extent ultimately realized. Each of Knott Partners, L.P., Shoshone Partners, L.P., Mulsanne Partners, L.P. and Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. and each of the Managed Accounts disclaims beneficial ownership of securities reported as owned by any other party.