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): November 20, 2014

 

 

PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ireland		001-36353		Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		Commission file number		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Treasury Building, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, Ireland				Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

+353 1 7094000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events

On November 20, 2014, Perrigo Company plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its registered public offering of $900,000,000 of its ordinary shares, subject to market and other conditions. Perrigo intends to grant the underwriters in the offering the option to purchase additional ordinary shares up to 15% of the total offering amount at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, within 30 days from this prospectus supplement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund a portion of the cash consideration for its proposed acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Omega Pharma Invest NV (“Omega”), as previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form-8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 6, 2014. If the Acquisition is not consummated, then the Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, the repayment of debt, investment in subsidiaries, additions to working capital, the repurchase, redemption or retirement of securities, acquisitions and other business opportunities. The offering is expected to close prior to the consummation of the Acquisition and is not contingent upon the consummation of the Acquisition.

In connection with the offering, the Company filed with the SEC a preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 20, 2014 pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which became effective on November 20, 2014.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1		Press release issued by Perrigo Company plc on November 20, 2014.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or an invitation to subscribe for, purchase or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale, issuance, exchange or transfer of the securities referred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K includes certain “forward looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the safe harbor created by, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the business, strategy and plans of the Company, its expectations and its future financial condition and performance. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s managements’ beliefs and expectations, are forward looking statements. Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon future circumstances that may or may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from the Company’s current expectations depending upon a number of factors affecting the Company’s business. These factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainty associated with financial projections; successful completion of the transactions contemplated herein; the risks and uncertainties normally incident to the pharmaceutical industry, including product liability claims and the availability of product liability insurance; market acceptance of and continued demand for the Company’s products; changes in tax laws or interpretations that could increase the Company’s tax liabilities; and such other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s periodic public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to those discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, in the subsequent filings with the SEC and in other investor communications of the Company from time to time. The forward-looking statements in this document are made only as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

Dated: November 20, 2014

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1		Press release issued by Perrigo Company plc on November 20, 2014.