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
(Registrants 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys current expectations depending upon a number of factors affecting the Companys 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 Companys products; changes in tax laws or interpretations that could increase the Companys tax liabilities; and such other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Companys periodic public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to those discussed under Risk Factors in the Companys 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.
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
PERRIGO COMPANY PLC (Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Judy L. Brown | |
Judy L. Brown Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1 | Press release issued by Perrigo Company plc on November 20, 2014. |
Exhibit 99.1
PERRIGO COMPANY PLC ANNOUNCES PROPOSED
PUBLIC OFFERING OF ORDINARY SHARES
Dublin, Ireland (November 20, 2014) Perrigo Company plc (Perrigo) (NYSE: PRGO; TASE), a leading global provider of Quality Affordable Healthcare Products®, today announced that it is commencing a 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. Perrigo intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with the proceeds of other financing sources, to fund the cash consideration for its proposed acquisition (the Acquisition) of Omega Pharma Invest NV (Omega) and to repay or refinance certain indebtedness of Perrigo and/or Omega. If the Acquisition is not consummated, then the net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close prior to the consummation of the Acquisition and is not contingent upon the consummation of the Acquisition.
J.P. Morgan, Barclays and BofA Merrill Lynch are the joint book-running managers in the offering.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement relating to the offering and the accompanying base prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, telephone: (866) 803-9204; or Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, email: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, or telephone: (888) 603-5847. These documents will also be filed with the SEC and will be available at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
About Perrigo
From its beginnings as a packager of generic home remedies in 1887, Perrigo Company plc, headquartered in Ireland, has grown to become a leading global healthcare supplier. Perrigo develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, nutritional products and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), and receives royalties from Multiple Sclerosis drug Tysabri®. The Company is the worlds largest manufacturer of OTC healthcare products for the store brand market and an industry leader in pharmaceutical technologies. Perrigos mission is to offer uncompromised Quality Affordable Healthcare Products® and it does so across a wide variety of product categories primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Israel and Australia, as well as more than 40 other key markets worldwide, including Canada, China and Latin America.
For more information:
Arthur J. Shannon, Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Communications, (269) 686-1709, ajshannon@perrigo.com, or Bradley Joseph, Director, Investor Relations and Global Communications, (269) 686-3373, bradley.joseph@perrigo.com.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release 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 press release 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys current expectations depending upon a number of factors affecting the Companys 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 Companys products; changes in tax laws or interpretations that could increase the Companys tax liabilities; and such other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Companys periodic public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to those discussed under Risk Factors in the Companys 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.