Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 2, 2009, Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. The Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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