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EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123120xexhibit312.htm
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EX-23.1 - EX-23.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123120xexhibit231.htm
EX-21.1 - EX-21.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123120xexhibit211.htm
EX-10.72 - EX-10.72 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCligandcydexex1072_gileadsu.htm
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EX-10.68 - EX-10.68 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCexhibit1068.htm
EX-10.67 - EX-10.67 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCexhibit1067_bondhedgexbarc.htm
EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCexhibit101_ligand-2002stoc.htm
EX-4.3 - EX-4.3 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCexhibit43_ligand-descripti.htm
10-K - 10-K - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd-20201231.htm

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
In connection with the Annual Report of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John L. Higgins, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date:
February 24, 2021
/s/ John L. Higgins
John L. Higgins
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
In connection with the Annual Report of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Matthew Korenberg, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and




(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date:
February 24, 2021
/s/ Matthew Korenberg
Matthew Korenberg
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.