Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MARKISON BRIAN A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC [KG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
501 FIFTH STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2011
(Street)

BRISTOL, TN 37620		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/31/2011   U   547,360 D (1) 200,760 D  
Common Stock (2) 01/31/2011   D   200,760 D (3) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units (4) 01/31/2011   D     278,160   (5)   (5) Common Stock 278,160 (5) 0 D  
Performance Share Units (4) 01/31/2011   D     95,213   (5)   (5) Common Stock 95,213 (5) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.57 01/31/2011   J     250,000   (6) 07/15/2014 Common Stock 250,000 (6) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.91 01/31/2011   J     181,590   (6) 03/25/2018 Common Stock 181,590 (6) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6.97 01/31/2011   J     250,970   (6) 03/23/2019 Common Stock 250,970 (6) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.44 01/31/2011   J     225,130   (6) 03/17/2020 Common Stock 225,130 (6) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MARKISON BRIAN A
501 FIFTH STREET
BRISTOL, TN 37620		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Brian A. Markison   02/02/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reported transaction represents shares of common stock tendered to Parker Tennessee Corp. ("Acquisition Sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer"), pursuant to Acquisition Sub's offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, no par value per share, of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("King") at a price of $14.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC by Pfizer and Acquisition Sub on October 22, 2010, as amended (the "Tender Offer").
(2) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 11, 2010, among Pfizer, King and Acquisition Sub (the "Merger Agreement"), these restricted shares, whether or not vested, were fully vested immediately prior to and canceled immediately following Acquisition Sub's acceptance of the common stock tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Tender Offer (the "Acceptance Time") in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such restricted share of $14.25, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.
(3) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these restricted shares, whether or not vested, were fully vested immediately prior to and canceled immediately following the Acceptance Time in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such restricted share of $14.25, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.
(4) Each Performance Share Unit ("PSU") represents a right to receive one share of common stock of King.
(5) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these PSUs, whether or not vested, were fully vested immediately prior to and canceled immediately following the Acceptance Time in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such PSU of $14.25, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.
(6) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these stock options, whether or not vested, were fully vested immediately prior to and canceled immediately following the Acceptance Time in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such option of the excess of $14.25 per option, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, over the per-share exercise price of such option.

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