8-K
 



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2004

MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Pennsylvania
  1-9114   25-1211621
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File
Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1500 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317

(Address of principal executive offices)

(724) 514-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On October 29, 2004, Mylan Laboratories Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, received a letter dated October 29, 2004 from Carl Icahn. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Letter dated October 29, 2004, from High River Limited Partnership to the registrant.
 
   

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.
 
 
Date: November 1, 2004  By:   /s/ Edward J. Borkowski    
    Edward J. Borkowski   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Letter dated October 29, 2004, from High River Limited Partnership to the registrant.