SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20649

Form 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

or

For the transition period from ______________________ to_______________________

Commission File Number 000-54421

Cadista Holdings Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(410) 860 8500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 S-T (§232.405 of this charter) during the preceding 12 months (or to such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large” filer, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

As of August 17, 2012 the registrant had 117, 797, 180 shares of common stock outstanding.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2012 is to include Exhibit 101 to the Form 10-Q as required by Rule 405 of Regulation S-T within the 30 day grace period provided by Rule 405(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-T.

No changes have been made to the Quarterly Report other than the inclusion of Exhibit 101 described above. This Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Form 10-Q or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 10-Q, as amended.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits required by this Item are listed below and have been previously filed except where indicated.

 *Attached hereto

Signatures

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