UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 1, 2019

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Perrigo Company plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Commission file number 001-36353

Ireland	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

The Sharp Building, Hogan Place,Dublin 2, Ireland D02 TY74

+353 1 7094000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities Registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares	PRGO	New York Stock Exchange

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:

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(17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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

On August 1, 2019, Jeffrey C. Smith resigned from the Perrigo Company plc (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) and all committees of the Board, effective August 7, 2019. Mr. Smith has advised that his resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Also on August 1, 2019, the Board adopted resolutions to reduce the size of the Board from ten to nine members, effective upon Mr. Smith's resignation.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

		(Registrant)
		PERRIGO COMPANY PLC
		By:	/s/ Todd W. Kingma
Dated:	August 7, 2019		Todd W. Kingma
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary