VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) today announced the commencement of an offering of up to 8,000,000 shares of its common stock. The common stock being offered represent shares of MannKind common stock that MannKind will lend to Bank of America, N.A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), an affiliate of Bank of America, is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering.