MYLAN LABORATORIES INC
10-K, 2000-06-23
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

     Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934For the fiscal year ended  March 31, 2000  Commission  File No.
          1-9114

 MYLAN LABORATORIES INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                             Pennsylvania 25-1211621

(State or other  jurisdiction of incorporation  or  organization)  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

    1030 Century Building
      130 Seventh Street
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                            15222
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 412-232-0100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                              Name of Each Exchange
        Title of Each Class                    on Which Registered
        -------------------                   ---------------------

Common Stock, par value $.50 per share       New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None

         Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

         Yes...X....                                  No.......

         Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of  delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information

statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.[ ]

            The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the  registrant,  computed by reference to the closing price of such stock as of
June 20, 2000:

                                    $2,137,112,992

The number of shares of Common Stock of the registrant outstanding
as of June 20, 2000:
                                      126,721,906

Documents incorporated by reference into this Report are:
  Annual Report to Shareholders for year ended
                                March 31, 2000...       Part I, Item 1
                                                        Part II, Items 5-8
  Proxy Statement for 2000 Annual Meeting of

                                Shareholders...         Part III, Items 10-13


                                                        PART I

     Item 1. Business

     Mylan Laboratories Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation  incorporated in 1970,
and its  subsidiaries  (herein  referred to  collectively  as "the Company") are
engaged in  developing,  licensing,  manufacturing,  marketing and  distributing
generic and branded pharmaceutical  products.  References herein to fiscal 2000,
1999 and 1998 shall mean the fiscal years ended March 31,  2000,  1999 and 1998,
respectively.

     The   Company   conducts   business   through   its   generic  and  branded
pharmaceutical   operating  segments.  For  fiscal  2000,  the  generic  segment
represented  approximately  85% of revenues and the branded segment  represented
approximately 15% of revenues.  The financial information for operating segments
required by Item 1 is hereby incorporated by reference to Note R of the Notes to
Consolidated   Financial   Statements  in  the  accompanying  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2000.

Generic Segment

     Through its subsidiaries,  Mylan  Pharmaceuticals Inc. and UDL Laboratories
Inc.,  acquired in fiscal  1996,  the Company is  recognized  as a leader in the
generic pharmaceutical industry.  Generic drugs are bioequivalent to their brand
name  counterparts  and are  generally  sold at prices  significantly  less than
branded  products.  Accordingly,  generics  provide a safe,  effective  and cost
efficient alternative to users of these branded products.

     The Company  attained  its  leadership  position  in the  generic  industry
through  its  ability  to  obtain  Abbreviated  New  Drug  Application  ("ANDA")
approvals,  uncompromising  quality control and devotion to customer service. To
build on this  position the Company has expanded  beyond its  traditional  solid
oral dose products and now offers unit dose, suspensions,  liquids,  transdermal
and extended  release  products.  The investment in research and development and
facilities to  manufacture  products in a variety of delivery  systems is one of
the many reasons the Company is a leader in the generic industry.

     The Company has entered into strategic alliances with several
pharmaceutical  companies  through  distribution and licensing  agreements which
provide the Company with  additional  products to broaden the Company's  product
line.  In  addition,  the Company  has  entered  into  product  development  and
licensing agreements, under which the Company has obtained rights to manufacture
and  distribute  other  pharmaceutical  products in exchange for funding of drug
development activities.

     Due to the non-exclusive  nature of generic products,  the generic industry
is comprised of numerous competitors  including  manufacturers that market their
products under their own names,  distributors that market products  manufactured
by others,  and brand name  companies  that market their products under both the
brand name and as a generic substitute. The non-exclusive nature thus allows for
significant price competition within the generic pharmaceutical industry.

Branded Segment

     Pharmaceutical  products  initially sold on an exclusive basis are known in
the industry as proprietary or branded  products.  These products  generally are
patent protected when introduced in the marketplace.

     The Company  operates its branded  segment  principally  through its Bertek
Pharmaceutical Inc. ("Bertek")  subsidiary.  Bertek's three therapeutic areas of
concentration  include  cardiology,  neurology and  dermatology.  The cardiology
focus is  built  upon  Maxzide(R),  Digitek(R)  and  Nitrek(R).  The  Maxzide(R)
products,  originally developed and manufactured by the Company, were reacquired
from American Home Products Corp. in fiscal 1997.

     The Company  continues to expand its branded  business  through  internally
developed  products  as well as  through  product  acquisitions.  To expand  its
presence in  dermatology,  on October 2, 1998, the Company  acquired 100% of the
outstanding  stock of  Penederm  Inc.  Bertek,  through  this  acquisition,  now
develops patented topical prescription  products at its research and development
facilities in Foster City,  California.  The current product portfolio primarily
consists of Avita(R), Mentax(R), and Acticin(R).

New Product Approvals

         The Company is required to secure and maintain  the U.S.  Food and Drug
Administration's ("FDA") approval for the products it intends to manufacture and
market.  The FDA grants such approval by approving  Company  submitted ANDAs for
generic  drug  products  and New Drug  Applications  ("NDAs")  for branded  drug
products.

         During fiscal 2000, the Company received 20 final approvals:  Verapamil
HCl ER Capsules,  Estradiol  Tablets,  Prednisolone  Syrup,  Clozapine  Tablets,
Diclofenac  Potassium  Tablets,  Estropipate  Tablets,  Dicyclomine HCl Tablets,
Dicyclomine  HCl Capsules,  Carbidopa and Levodopa ER Tablets,  Ticlopidine  HCl
Tablets, Nitroglycerin Delivery System (0.1mg/hr, 0.2mg/hr, 0.4mg/hr, 0.6mg/hr),
Nifedipine  ER  Tablets,  Ketoconazole  Tablets,  Hydrochlorothiazide  Capsules,
Terazosin HCl Anhydrous Capsules,  and Estradiol  Transdermal System (0.05mg/day
and  0.1mg/day).   Additionally,  in  fiscal  2000,  the  Company  received  two
supplements  for additional  strengths:  Atenolol 25mg Tablets and Glyburide 6mg
Tablets.

         Currently,  the  Company  has  before  the FDA 25 ANDAs  pending  final
approval and seven  Investigational New Drug ("IND") applications filed with the
FDA  for  new  innovator  compounds.  An  IND  is  the  result  of a  successful
preclinical development program and becomes part of the final NDA.

Products

     The information on the Company's product line set forth on pages8-12 of the
accompanying Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2000, is
incorporated  herein by  reference.  For  fiscal  2000,  sales of the  Company's
antianxiety product group accounted for approximately 16% of net sales.

     During  fiscal  2000,  1999 and 1998,  the  Company  expensed  $49,121,000,
$61,843,000,  and  $46,278,000,  for research  and  development.  The  Company's
research and development  efforts are conducted primarily to qualify the Company
to  manufacture  ethical  pharmaceuticals  under  FDA  standards  and  approval.
Typically  research expenses related to the development of innovative  compounds
and the  filing of NDAs are  significantly  higher  than those  associated  with
ANDAs.  As the Company  continues to develop these products,  research  expenses
related to their development may increase.

Customers and Marketing

     The Company sells its products to  proprietary  and ethical  pharmaceutical
wholesalers and distributors,  drug store chains,  drug manufacturers and public
and  governmental  agencies.  Four  of the  Company's  customers  accounted  for
approximately  15%,  15%,  11%,  and 10% of net  sales  in  fiscal  2000.  Three
customers  accounted for approximately  15%, 14%, and 11% of net sales in fiscal
1999 and 13%, 12%, and 11% of net sales in fiscal 1998.

    Generic  pharmaceutical  products are marketed  directly to traditional drug
store chains, mass merchandising  chains, and food and drug chains. In addition,
product  is  distributed   through   wholesalers  and   distributors   servicing
non-warehousing chains, independent pharmacies, and institutional customers on a
contractual  basis.  Due  to  the  buying  patterns  of  certain  customers,  in
conjunction with incentive programs,  a disproportionate  amount of sales may be
recognized  in the latter part of a period.  Generic  products  involve  limited
public  promotion.  Approximately  70  employees  are  engaged  in  selling  and
servicing generic customers.

     Branded  pharmaceutical  products  are  marketed  directly  to health  care
professionals. Approximately 260 employees are engaged in marketing, selling and
servicing branded customers.

Competition

     With respect to each of the generic products it sells, the Company believes
it is usually subject to active  competition from numerous  companies.  The four
primary means of  competition  are service,  product  quality,  FDA approval and
price.  The competition  experienced by the Company varies among the markets and
classes of customers.  The Company has experienced  additional  competition from
brand-name competitors that have entered the generic pharmaceutical  industry by
creating generic  subsidiaries,  purchasing generic companies or licensing their
products prior to or as their patents expire.

     In addition to the increase in the number of competitors, the consolidation
of the Company's  customers  through  mergers and  acquisitions,  along with the
emergence of large buying groups representing  independent pharmacies and health
maintenance  organizations,  have contributed to severe price  deterioration for
many of the Company's  generic  products.  While the Company has increased  unit
volume of its generic products through specialized marketing programs,  this has
not fully offset the price declines the Company has experienced.

         In response to the price  declines  for generic  products,  the Company
raised  prices on 29 products  beginning in fiscal 1998 and  continuing  through
fiscal 1999. While these price increases had a favorable impact on net earnings,
such impact,  if any in the future,  will be affected by many factors  including
customer acceptance and the response by both existing and potential  competitors
as well as by both  existing and  potential  suppliers.  The Company  intends to
evaluate its pricing practices and make adjustments to the price of its products
when  appropriate.  The Company continues to work closely with its customers and
suppliers  to ensure that its full line of generic  products is  available  as a
cost  effective  alternative  to the innovator  products (See Part II, Item 7 of
this report for a  discussion  relating to the impact of the  Company's  pricing
policies).

     In the branded  segment,  the Company faces  competition from other branded
pharmaceutical  companies  that offer  products  which,  while having  different
properties,  are intended to provide  similar  benefits to the consumers.  These
competitors  tend to have  more  products,  a longer  history  in the  industry,
additional marketing and sales  representatives and significantly more financial
resources.  Each of these  factors or others  could  prevent  the  Company  from
achieving profitable results in the branded industry.

Product Liability

     Product  liability suits by consumers  represent a continuing risk to firms
in the  pharmaceutical  industry.  The Company strives to minimize such risks by
adherence to stringent quality control procedures.  Although the Company carries
insurance,  it believes that no reasonable amount of insurance can fully protect
it against all such risks  because of the  potential  liability  inherent in the
business of producing pharmaceuticals for human consumption.

Raw Materials

     The active  chemical  ingredients  and other materials and supplies used in
the Company's  pharmaceutical  manufacturing  operations are generally available
and purchased from many different foreign and domestic  suppliers.  However,  in
some  cases,   the  raw   materials   needed  by  the  Company  to   manufacture
pharmaceutical  products are available from a single FDA-approved supplier. Even
when more than one supplier  exists,  the Company may elect to list, and in some
cases has only  listed,  one  supplier  in its  applications  with the FDA.  New
suppliers  of the  active  ingredients  in drugs  must be  approved  by the FDA.
Accordingly,  in the event of an  interruption,  any  change in a  supplier  not
previously approved may take several months.

     In  addition,  recent  and  pending  regulatory  actions  may  make it more
difficult  for the Company and other  generic  pharmaceutical  manufacturers  to
obtain  commitments  from  foreign  suppliers  for raw  materials  prior  to the
expiration  of patents  on  branded  products.  The  unavailability  of such raw
materials could also impede the Company in its efforts to develop and obtain FDA
approval to manufacture and market new generic pharmaceutical products.

Regulation

     The Company's operations are subject to regulation under the Federal Food,
Drug and  Cosmetic  Act,  pursuant  to which  government  standards  as to "good
manufacturing practice",  product content,  purity, labeling,  effectiveness and
record  keeping (among other things) must be observed.  In this regard,  the FDA
has  extensive   regulatory   powers  over  the  activities  of   pharmaceutical
manufacturers including the power to seize and prohibit the sale of noncomplying
products and to halt operations of noncomplying manufacturers.

     In addition to the extensive regulation the Company faces under the Federal
Food,  Drug and Cosmetic Act, other  regulations  have also affected the generic
approval  process.  In June 1995, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ("URAA") took
effect which extended patent terms pursuant to the General Agreements on Tariffs
and Trade. The extension of patent terms has delayed the introduction of generic
products by the Company.

     While URAA has already  extended  patent terms,  the brand  companies  have
further  delayed  the  approval  of  new  generic   products  by  filing  patent
infringement  suits under the Hatch-Waxman  Act. The Company upon filing an ANDA
with the FDA must make one of five  certifications  with  respect  to  innovator
patents.  If the company  certifies that its generic product is not infringing a
patent or that a patent is invalid,  the patentee can file suit. Brand companies
use this  certification  process to prevent generic  companies from  introducing
competing  generic  products by bringing suit for alleged  patent  infringement.
Once a suit is filed,  the FDA is prohibited  from approving the ANDA for thirty
months or until the suit is litigated or settled.

         Along with  delaying  the  approval  of generic  products,  the cost of
bringing a new generic product to market has risen  substantially  as the number
of these suits and the cost of defending  them  continues to increase.  All such
suits  settled to date have been on terms  favorable  to the  Company.  However,
until the laws are changed,  the Company expects this type of suit will continue
since it has proven a very  effective  way for brand  companies to delay generic
competition.

     The Company is subject to inspection and regulation under other federal and
state  legislation  relating  to  drugs,  narcotics  and  alcohol.  Many  of its
suppliers and customers, as well as the drug industry in general, are subject to
the same or similar  governmental  regulations.  The Company  also is subject to
various federal, state, and local environmental protection laws and regulations.
Compliance  with current  environmental  protection laws and regulations has not
had a material effect on the earnings,  cash flow or competitive position of the
Company.

     It is  impossible  for the  Company  to  predict  the  extent  to which its
operations  will be affected under the  regulations  discussed  above or any new
regulations which may be adopted by regulatory agencies.

Employees

     The Company employs  approximately  2,300 persons,  approximately  1,200 of
whom serve in clerical,  sales and  management  capacities.  The  remaining  are
engaged in production and maintenance activities.

     The production  and  maintenance  employees at the Company's  manufacturing
facilities in Morgantown,  West Virginia,  are represented by the Oil,  Chemical
and Atomic Workers International Union (AFL-CIO) and its Local Union 8-957 under
a contract which expires April 5, 2002.

Backlog

     At March 31, 2000,  the  uncompleted  portion of the  Company's  backlog of
orders was approximately  $28,226,000 as compared to approximately $7,388,000 at
March 31, 1999,  and  $19,899,000  at March 31, 1998.  Because of the relatively
short lead time required in filling  orders for its  products,  the Company does
not believe these backlog  amounts bear a significant  relationship  to sales or
income for any full twelve-month period.

Item 2. Properties

     The Company  operates  from  various  facilities  in the United  States and
Puerto Rico which have an aggregate of approximately 1,305,000 square feet.

     Mylan  Pharmaceuticals  Inc. owns  production,  warehouse,  laboratory  and
office  facilities in three  buildings in Morgantown,  West Virginia  containing
484,000 square feet. Mylan Pharmaceuticals  operates two distribution centers: a
166,000  square foot center in  Greensboro,  North  Carolina which it owns and a
38,000  square  foot  center in Reno,  Nevada  which it  operates  under a lease
expiring  in  2002.  A  new  sales  and   administration   facility   containing
approximately  65,000 square feet is currently under construction in Morgantown,
West Virginia.

     Mylan Inc.  owns a production  and office  facility in Caguas,  Puerto Rico
containing 115,000 square feet and a production  facility in Cidra,  Puerto Rico
containing 32,000 square feet.

     Bertek  Pharmaceuticals,   Inc.  owns  production,   warehouse  and  office
facilities in two buildings in Sugar Land, Texas  containing  70,000 square feet
and  research  and  development  facilities  in two  buildings  in Foster  City,
California containing 27,000 square feet under leases expiring in 2003.

     Mylan Technologies Inc. owns production,  warehouse, laboratory, and office
facilities  in three  buildings in Swanton and St.  Albans,  Vermont  containing
118,000  square  feet.  Mylan  Technologies  Inc.  also  operates a coating  and
extrusion  facility in St.  Albans  containing  71,000 square feet under a lease
expiring in 2015.

     UDL Laboratories Inc. owns production,  laboratory,  warehouse,  and office
facilities  in  three  buildings  in  Rockford,   Illinois  and  Largo,  Florida
containing 136,000 square feet. UDL also leases a warehouse facility in Rockford
containing 41,000 square feet under a lease expiring in 2005.

      The Company's  production  equipment includes that equipment  necessary to
produce and package tablet,  capsule,  aerosol,  liquid,  transdermal and powder
dosage forms. The Company  maintains seven analytical  testing  laboratories for
quality control.

     The Company's  production  facilities are operated primarily on a two-shift
basis.  Properties  and equipment are well  maintained  and adequate for present
operations.

     The  Company's  corporate  offices,  approximately  7,000 square feet,  are
located at 1030 Century Building, 130 Seventh Street, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,
and are occupied under a lease expiring in 2003.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

         In March  1999,  a  subsidiary  of the  Company  entered  into  binding
arbitration  related  to  a  dispute  with  KaiGai  Pharmaceutical,   Co.,  Ltd.
("KaiGai").  The  dispute  arose  out of a  license  and  supply  agreement  for
nitroglycerin  transdermal patches that both companies claim was breached by the
other party.  KaiGai sought damages in excess of $20,000,000.  In November 1999,
the  arbitration  panel denied  KaiGai's  request for  damages.  KaiGai filed an
appeal  and the  Company  has filed a motion to  dismiss  the  appeal due to the
appeal not being filed within the time period permitted.

         In June 1998,  the  Company  filed suit in Los Angeles  Superior  Court
against American Bioscience,  Inc. ("ABI"),  American  Pharmaceutical  Partners,
Inc.  ("APP") and certain of their  directors and officers.  The Company's  suit
seeks various  legal and  equitable  remedies.  The Los Angeles  Superior  Court
issued a preliminary  injunction order which, among other things,  prohibits the
defendants  from  transferring  or disposing  of funds,  assets,  technology  or
property  without  the  Company's  consent  or  commingling  assets,   property,
technology  or  personnel  with those of  another  company.  In June  1999,  the
defendants  filed an answer to and  cross-complaint  against  the  Company.  The
cross-complaint  alleges violations of California state laws,  interference with
contractual relations and prospective economic advantage,  fraud, slander, libel
and other allegations.  The cross-complaint  seeks unspecified  compensatory and
punitive damages.  The Company believes the cross-complaint is without merit and
intends to vigorously defend its position.

         In May 1998,  Genpharm  Inc.  filed in the general  division of Ontario
Court, Canada, a statement of claim against Novopharm Limited and Granutec, Inc.
("Novopharm"). The claim was filed to resolve contract interpretation issues and
collect  additional  funds due relating to an agreement  between the parties for
the sale of ranitidine.  In July 1998,  Novopharm  filed a counterclaim  against
Genpharm and the Company seeking  damages of up to $60,000,000.  The Company was
named in the  counterclaim due to its agreement with Genpharm in which it shared
in profits  derived  from the  product  ranitidine.  The  Company  believes  the
counterclaim is without merit and intends to vigorously to defend its position.

     On December 22, 1998,  the Federal Trade  Commission  ("FTC") filed suit in
U.S.  District  Court for the  District of Columbia  (the  "Court")  against the
Company.  The FTC's complaint alleges the Company engaged in restraint of trade,
monopolization,  attempted monopolization and conspiracy to monopolize,  arising
out of  certain  agreements  involving  the  supply  of raw  materials  used  to
manufacture two drugs.  The FTC also sued in the same case the foreign  supplier
of the raw  materials,  the  supplier's  parent  company  and its United  States
distributor.  Under the terms of the agreements  related to these raw materials,
the Company has agreed to indemnify these parties.

     The Company is a party to other suits involving the Attorneys  General from
33 states and more than 25 putative  class  actions that allege the same conduct
alleged  in the FTC  suit  as  well as  alleged  violations  of  state  consumer
protection  laws. A qui tam action was  commenced by a private party in the U.S.
District Court for the District of South  Carolina  purportedly on behalf of the
United States alleging violations of the False Claims Act and other statutes.

     The relief  sought by the FTC  includes an  injunction  barring the Company
from engaging in the  challenged  conduct,  recision of certain  agreements  and
disgorgement  in excess of  $120,000,000.  The states and private  parties  seek
similar  relief,  treble damages and attorneys'  fees. The Company's  motions to
dismiss several of the private actions were granted.

     A class action suit was filed  alleging  violations  of federal  securities
laws by the Company and certain  directors and officers of the Company.  Without
specifying a dollar amount, the suit sought compensatory  damages. The Company's
motion to dismiss the federal  securities case was granted on December 22, 1999.
An appeal is pending.

     The Company had filed motions to dismiss the FTC complaint and  significant
portions  of the State  Attorneys  General  complaint.  In July 1999,  the Court
denied the Company's  motion to dismiss the FTC  complaint.  The Company filed a
motion  requesting  the  Court  to  certify  its  ruling  with  respect  to  the
jurisdictional  issue for expedited  appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of  Columbia.  This motion was  denied.  The Court  granted in part and
denied in part the Company's  motion to dismiss  portions of the State Attorneys
General  complaint.  In so doing, the Court limited certain theories of recovery
asserted by the states.  Some  States  filed a motion with the Court  requesting
that it reconsider  certain claims that were  dismissed,  and, in December 1999,
the Court reinstated certain claims.

     The Company believes that it has meritorious  defenses to the claims in all
FTC and related  suits and  intends to  vigorously  defend  them.  Although  the
Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims, an adverse result in
these  suits could have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  financial
position and results of its operations.

     The  Company  is  involved  in various  other  legal  proceedings  that are
considered  normal to its  business.  While it is not  feasible  to predict  the
ultimate outcome of such  proceedings,  it is the opinion of management that the
outcome of these suits will not have a material  adverse effect on the Company's
operations, financial position, or liquidity.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

               Not applicable.


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The  names,  ages and  positions  of the  Company's  executive  officers  are as
follows:

    Milan Puskar                  65      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Richard F. Moldin             52      President and Chief Operating Officer
    Dana G. Barnett               59      Executive Vice President
    Louis J. DeBone               54      Senior Vice President
    Roger L. Foster               53      Vice President and General Counsel
    Roderick P. Jackson           60      Senior Vice President
    Donald C. Schilling           50      Vice President-Finance and Chief
                                                         Financial Officer

    Patricia A. Sunseri           60      Vice President-Investor and
                                              Public Relations
    Robert W. Smiley              78      Secretary

     Mr.  Puskar was  employed  by the  Company  from 1961 to 1972 and served in
various positions, including Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Vice President and a
member of the Board of Directors.  From 1972 to 1975,  Mr. Puskar served as Vice
President and General Manager of the Cincinnati  division of ICN Pharmaceuticals
Inc. In addition, he has served as a partner of several  pharmaceutical firms in
foreign  countries.  Currently,  Mr.  Puskar  is a  director  of  West  Virginia
University  Foundation,  Morgantown,  West  Virginia,  and Duquesne  University,
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Puskar  served as President of the Company from
1976 to March 2000 and as Vice  Chairman of the Board from 1980.  He was elected
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in November 1993.

     Mr. Moldin was employed by the Company in April 2000. Prior to assuming his
position  as  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer  of the  Company,  he was
President and Chief  Executive  Officer of Faulding Inc. from 1995 to 2000.  Mr.
Moldin served in various executive and management positions for Wellcome plc. in
England, Australia and the United States from 1979 to 1995.

     Mr. Barnett was employed by the Company in 1966. His responsibilities  have
covered production,  quality control and product development. Mr. Barnett became
Vice  President  in 1974,  Senior  Vice  President  in 1978 and  Executive  Vice
President  in 1987.  He was elected  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of
Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in June 1991, and in August 1995, he was elevated
to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

     Mr. DeBone has been employed by the Company since September 1987.  Prior to
assuming   his   present   position   in   May   1999,   he   served   as   Vice
President-Operations  and  Vice  President-Quality  Control.  He was  previously
employed  with the  Company  from  March 1976  until  June 1986 as  Director  of
Manufacturing.

     Mr. Foster has been employed by the Company since May 1984.  Prior to
assuming his present position in June 1995 as Vice President and General Counsel
he served as Director of Legal Services and as Director of Governmental Affairs.

     Mr. Jackson has been employed by the Company since March 1986.  Prior to
assuming his present position in October 1992 as Senior Vice President, he
served as Vice President-Marketing and Sales.

     Mr. Schilling has been employed by the Company since October
1997.  Prior to assuming his present position as Vice President-Finance, he was
Vice President of Finance & Administration for Plastics Manufacturing Inc. in
Harrisburg, NC from 1991 to 1997.

     Mrs.  Sunseri has served as a Director of the Company  since April 1997, as
Vice  President-Investor  and Public  Relations of the Company since 1989 and as
Director of Investor Relations of the Company from 1984 to 1989.

     Mr.  Smiley has been the Secretary of the Company since 1976. He previously
served on the Company's  Board of Directors.  In October 1992, he joined the law
firm of Doepken Keevican & Weiss Professional,  which provided legal services to
the Company in fiscal 2000.  Previously,  he was a partner of Smiley,  McGinty &
Steger for more than five years.

         No  family  relationships  exist  between  any of the  above  executive
officers.  Officers  of the  Company  serve  at the  pleasure  of the  Board  of
Directors.

                                PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and
        Related Stockholder Matters

     The information  required by Item 5 is hereby  incorporated by reference to
pp. 14 and 41 of the  accompanying  Annual Report to  Shareholders  for the year
ended March 31, 2000.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

     The information  required by Item 6 is hereby  incorporated by reference to
p. 14 of the accompanying Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended March
31, 2000.

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

     The information  required by Item 7 is hereby  incorporated by reference to
pp. 15-21 of the  accompanying  Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended
March 31, 2000.

Item  7A.  Quantitative  and  Qualitative  Disclosures  About  Market  Risk  The
information  required by Item 7A is hereby incorporated by reference to p. 20 of
the  accompanying  Annual  Report to  Shareholders  for the year ended March 31,
2000.

Item 8. Financial  Statements and Supplementary Data The information required by
Item 8 is hereby  incorporated  by reference  to pp.  22-41 of the  accompanying
Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2000.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with
        Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

     Not applicable.

                              PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

     The information as to directors required by Item 10 is hereby  incorporated
by reference to pp. 2 and 3 of the Company's 2000 Proxy  Statement.  Information
concerning  executive  officers is  provided in PART I of this report  under the
caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant".

Item 11. Executive Compensation

     The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference to
pp. 8-9 of the Company's 2000 Proxy Statement.

Item 12.  Security  Ownership of Certain  Beneficial  Owners and  Management The
information  required by Item 12 is hereby  incorporated  by reference to pp. 10
and 11 of the Company's 2000 Proxy Statement.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     The information  required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference to
p. 3 of the Company's 2000 Proxy Statement and Part I of this report.

                             PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a) 1.  List of Financial Statements

                                                                 Annual Report
                                                                     Page

                                                                    Number

         INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS:
         Consolidated Balance Sheets..............................  22-23
         Consolidated Statements of Earnings......................     24
         Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity .........     25
         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows....................  26-27
         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...............  28-39
         Independent Auditors' Report.............................     40

            2.  Financial Statement Schedules

                    The information required by this Item is incorporated herein
                    by  reference to Exhibit 99. All other  schedules  have been
                    omitted because they are not required or the information can
                    be  derived  from  the  Consolidated   Financial  Statements
                    included in the  accompanying  Annual Report to Shareholders
                    for the year ended March 31, 2000.

            3.  Exhibits

                   (3)(a)     Amended and Restated  Articles of Incorporation of
                              the  registrant,  filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Form
                              S-8 on  December  23,  1997  (registration  number
                              333-43081) and incorporated herein by reference.

                      (b)     By-laws  of the  registrant,  as  amended to date,
                              filed as Exhibit  4.3 to the Form S-8 on  December
                              23,  1997  (registration   number  333-43081)  and
                              incorporated herein by reference.

                   (4)(a)     Rights Agreement,  as amended to date, between the
                              Company and American  Stock  Transfer & Trust Co.,
                              filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K dated  August 30,
                              1996  and   incorporated   herein  by   reference.
                              Amendment is  incorporated  herein by reference to
                              Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A/A dated March 31, 2000.

                  (10)(a)     Mylan Laboratories Inc. 1986 Incentive Stock
                              Option Plan, as amended to date, filed as
                              Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
                              March 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by
                              reference.

                      (b)     "Salary Continuation Plan" with Milan Puskar, Dana
                              G.  Barnett and C.B.  Todd each dated  January 27,
                              1995 and filed as  Exhibit  10(b) to Form 10-K for
                              fiscal year ended March 31, 1995 and  incorporated
                              herein by reference.

                      (c)     "Salary  Continuation  Plan" with Louis J.  DeBone
                              dated  March 14,  1995 filed as  Exhibit  10(c) to
                              Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31, 1995 and
                              incorporated herein by reference.

                        (d)   Employment  contract with Milan Puskar dated April
                              28,  1983,  as amended  to date,  filed as Exhibit
                              10(e) to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31,
                              1993 and incorporated herein by reference.

                        (e)   Split  Dollar  Life  Insurance   Arrangement  with
                              McKnight  Irrevocable Trust filed as Exhibit 10(g)
                              to Form 10-K for fiscal  year ended March 31, 1994
                              and incorporated herein by reference.

                    (f)  "Service  Benefit  Agreement"  with Laurence S. DeLynn,
                         John C. Gaisford, M.D., and Robert W. Smiley, Esq. each
                         dated  January 27,  1995 and filed as Exhibit  10(g) to
                         Form 10-K for  fiscal  year  ended  March 31,  1995 and
                         incorporated herein by reference.

                   (g) Split Dollar Life Insurance Arrangement with Milan Puskar

                          Irrevocable  Trust filed as Exhibit 10(h) to Form 10-K
                              for the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  1996 and
                              incorporated herein by reference.

                      (h)     Split Dollar Life Insurance  Arrangement  with the
                              Todd  Family  Irrevocable  Trust  filed as Exhibit
                              10(i) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
                              31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.

                      (i)     Split Dollar Life Insurance  Arrangement  with the
                              Dana G. Barnett  Irrevocable Family Trust filed as
                              Exhibit  10(j) to Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year
                              ended  March 31, 1997 and  incorporated  herein by
                              reference.

                      (j)     "Salary  Continuation  Plan" with Patricia Sunseri
                              dated  March 14,  1995 filed as  Exhibit  10(k) to
                              Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997
                              and incorporated herein by reference.

                      (k)    Mylan Laboratories Inc. 1997 Incentive Stock Option
                             Plan, as amended to date, filed herewith.

                      (l)    Mylan Laboratories Inc. 1992 Nonemployee Director
                             Stock Option Plan, as amended to date, filed as
                             Exhibit 10(l) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                             ended March 31, 1998 and incorporated herein
                             by reference.

                      (m)     "Salary   Continuation   Plan"  with  Roderick  P.
                              Jackson  dated March 14, 1995, as amended to date,
                              filed as  Exhibit  10(m) to Form  10-K for  fiscal
                              year ended March 31, 1999 and incorporated  herein
                              by reference.

              (13)       Fiscal 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders which, except
                         for  those  portions  incorporated  by  reference,   is
                         furnished  solely for the information of the Securities
                         and  Exchange  Commission  and  is  not  deemed  to  be
                         "filed".

              (21)  Subsidiaries of the registrant, filed herewith.

              (23)  Consents of Independent Auditors, filed herewith.

              (27)  Financial Data Schedule, filed herewith.
              (99)  Consolidated financial statements of Somerset
                    Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for years ended December 31, 1999,
                    1998, and 1997, filed herewith.

         (b) Reports on Form 8-K

              The Company  was not  required to file a report on Form 8-K during
the quarter ended March 31, 2000.

                              SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:    June 22, 2000
                           by /S/ MILAN PUSKAR

                              Milan Puskar

                                    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this  Report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/S/ MILAN PUSKAR         June 22, 2000    /S/ DANA G. BARNETT   June 22, 2000
Milan Puskar                                         Dana G. Barnett
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer      Executive Vice President and Director
(Principal executive officer)


/S/ LAURENCE S. DELYNN  June 22, 2000    /S/ DOUGLAS J. LEECH    June 22, 2000
Laurence S. DeLynn                                   Douglas J. Leech
Director                                             Director

/S/PATRICIA A. SUNSERI  June 22, 2000    /S/JOHN C. GAISFORD,M.D.June 22, 2000
Patricia A. Sunseri                                  John C. Gaisford,M.D.
Vice President and Director                                   Director

/S/ C.B. TODD           June 22, 2000    /S/ DONALD C. SCHILLING  June 22, 2000
C.B. Todd                                                    Donald C. Schilling
Director                                       Vice President-Finance and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
                                               (Principal financial officer
                                               and principal accounting officer)









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