LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 1, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND)
CIK: 0000886163
Period of Report: 2011-08-30

Reporting Person: KNOTT DAVID M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-30	Common Stock	P	5200	$14.83	Acquired	792980	Indirect
2011-08-30	Common Stock	P	1400	$14.83	Acquired	238761	Indirect
2011-08-30	Common Stock	P	700	$14.83	Acquired	97733	Indirect
2011-08-30	Common Stock	P	1640	$14.83	Acquired	404483	Indirect
2011-08-31	Common Stock	P	1700	$14.94	Acquired	794680	Indirect
2011-08-31	Common Stock	P	500	$14.94	Acquired	239261	Indirect
2011-08-31	Common Stock	P	200	$14.94	Acquired	97933	Indirect
2011-08-31	Common Stock	P	600	$14.94	Acquired	405083	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1666	Indirect
Common Stock	62783	Indirect
Common Stock	28300	Indirect
Common Stock	50705	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Reporting Person is the managing member of Knott Partners Management, LLC, which is (a) the sole general partner of Shoshone Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. and Mulsanne Partners, L.P. and (b) the managing general partner of Knott Partners, L.P. The Reporting Person is also a general partner of Knott Partners, L.P.

F2: The Reporting Person is the sole director and the president of Dorset Management Corporation, which (a) provides investment management services to Knott Partners Offshore (SRI) Fund Limited and (b) separate institutional managed accounts (each, a "Managed Account").

F3: 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 in this entry. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own an indirect pecuniary interest in securities in this entry as a result of a performance related fee. Except with respect to Knott Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P., Shoshone Partners, L.P., and Mulsanne 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., Knott Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P., Shoshone Partners, L.P., Mulsanne Partners, L.P., Knott Partners Offshore (SRI) Fund Limited, and each of the Managed Accounts disclaims beneficial ownership of securities reported as owned by any other party.