UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Date~~ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2009 (February 227, 2009)

MINRAD INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32666	870299034
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

50 Cobham Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127-4121 (Address of principal executive offices)


50 Cobham Drive
Orchard Park, NY		14127-4121

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716-) 855-1068

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~~ITEM~~Section 5 ~~3.01~~— ~~Notice~~Corporate ofGovernance ~~Delisting~~and ~~or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard;~~Management ~~Transfer of Listing~~

~~On February~~Item 2, 2009, the Company received a notice from NYSE Alternext US LLC (the “Exchange”) stating that the Exchange intends to strike the common stock of the Company from the Exchange by filing a delisting application with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 1009(d) of the NYSE Alternext US Company Guide5.01. ByChanges ~~letter dated December 11, 2008, the Exchange had advised the Company that the Company was not~~ in ~~compliance~~Control ~~with certain provision~~ of the Exchange’s Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), namely Section 1003(a)(i), with stockholders’ equity of less than $2,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and net losses in two out of its three most recent fiscal years; 1003(a)(ii), with stockholders’ equity of less than $4,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and net losses in three out of its four most recent fiscal years; 1003(a)(iii), with stockholders’ equity of less than $6,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and net losses in its five most recent fiscal years; and 1003(a)(iv) in that it has sustained losses which are so substantial in relation to its overall operations or its existing financial resources, or its financial condition has become so impaired that it appears questionable, in the opinion of the Exchange, as to whether it will be able to continue operations and/or meet its obligations as they matureRegistrant.

ByOn ~~letter dated December~~February 2627, ~~2008~~2009, the ~~Company~~merger ~~notified~~ (the ~~staff~~“Merger”) itof ~~had~~Mayflower ~~entered~~Acquisition ~~into~~Corp. a(“Merger Sub”), ~~definitive~~a ~~merger~~subsidiary ~~agreement~~of ~~with~~ Piramal Healthcare, Inc., (“Piramal ~~Healthcare~~U.S.”), ~~Limited~~with and ~~Mayflower Acqusition~~into ~~Corp.~~Minrad ~~for~~International, Inc. (the ~~acquisition~~“Company”) ofwas ~~the~~consummated ~~Company~~in ~~and~~accordance ~~requested~~with ~~that~~ the ~~Exchange~~Agreement ~~continue~~and ~~to list~~Plan ~~the~~of ~~Company’s~~Merger, ~~stock~~dated ~~until~~as ~~consummation~~ of December 22, ~~that~~2008 ~~merger~~(the “Merger Agreement”), atby ~~which~~and ~~time~~among the Company, ~~would voluntarily~~Piramal ~~delist~~U.S., ~~The~~Merger ~~Exchange~~Sub ~~has~~and Piramal ~~advised~~Healthcare ~~the~~Limited ~~Company~~(“Piramal ~~that~~India”). ~~this~~The ~~response~~Merger ~~did~~Agreement ~~not~~was ~~constitute~~adopted ~~a plan~~by ofthe ~~how~~Company’s stockholders itat ~~intends~~a tospecial ~~regain~~meeting ~~compliance~~held ~~with~~on ~~the~~February 27, ~~Exchanges~~2009, ~~listing standards~~ and ~~that therefore,~~each ~~there~~then isoutstanding noshare ~~basis~~of ~~for~~ the Company’s ~~Exchange~~common tostock ~~provide~~was aconverted ~~listing~~automatically ~~extension.~~into ~~It advised~~ the ~~Company~~ itright isto ~~therefore~~receive ~~subject~~$0.12 toper ~~immediate~~share ~~delisting proceedings~~in cash. The ~~Company~~funds ~~intends~~used ~~to exercise~~for ~~its~~the ~~right~~merger ~~request~~consideration anwere ~~oral~~made ~~hearing~~available to ~~review~~Piramal ~~the Exchange’s determination~~U.S. ~~There~~and ~~is no assurance that the~~Merger ~~Company’s~~Sub ~~request~~by ~~will~~Piramal ~~be granted~~India.

As a result of the Merger, a change of control of the Company occurred and Piramal U.S. became the holder of 100% of the outstanding shares of capital stock in the Company at the effective time of the Merger.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Merger became the directors of the Company following the completion of the Merger.

SIGNATURES

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

	MINRAD INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Registrant)
February 6, 2009	By:	/s/ Charles Trego, Jr.
		.Charles Trego Jr.


	MINRAD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ David DiGiacinto
		David DiGiacinto
		Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 10, 2009

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