SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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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): May 17, 2011
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | File Number 1-10827 | 22-3122182 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
300 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ | 07677 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (201) 802-4000
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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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 17, 2011, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Par), our wholly-owned operating subsidiary, entered into a share purchase agreement (Share Purchase Agreement) with Edict Pharmaceuticals Private Limited (Edict) and the shareholders of Edict (the Selling Shareholders), pursuant to which Par agreed to acquire all of the outstanding share capital of Edict, a company located in Tamil Nadu, India, that researches, develops and manufactures generic pharmaceutical products.
The purchase price for the shares of Edict is $20,500,000 in cash on the closing date and up to an additional $12,000,000 of contingent cash consideration based on the achievement by Edict of specified objectives in connection with its abbreviated new drug applications. In addition, under the Share Purchase Agreement, Par has agreed to repay Edicts outstanding indebtedness as of the closing date in an amount up to $4,300,000 plus additional indebtedness that Edict has incurred for (a) operational expenditures between April 1, 2011 and the closing date in an amount up to $177,000 per month and (b) capital and material expenditures between the signing and closing date in an amount equal to $800,000 plus such other amounts approved by Par in its discretion.
The Share Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and indemnification provisions. In addition, the principal Selling Shareholders will be subject to non-competition and non-solicitation provisions pursuant to which they agree not to engage in competitive activities with respect to Edicts business.
The closing of the stock acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions that are customary for transactions of this type, including regulatory approvals from Indian governmental authorities.
In connection with the Share Purchase Agreement, Par has entered into an employment agreement with Muthusamy Shanmugam, a Selling Shareholder who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Edict, and a consulting agreement with Jaganathan Jayaseelan, a Selling Shareholder who currently serves as the President of Edict. The employment agreement and consulting agreement will become effective upon the closing of the proposed acquisition.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our annual stockholders meeting on May 17, 2011, at which a quorum was present. At the annual meeting, our stockholders (i) elected Patrick G. LePore, Ronald M. Nordmann and Joseph E. Smith to serve as our Class III directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year, (iii) approved the non-binding advisory vote on our 2010 executive compensation programs and policies for our Named Executives (as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in our Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2011), (iv) chose every year on the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on our executive compensation programs and policies for our Named Executives, and (v) reapproved the material terms of performance goals under our 2004 performance equity plan.
The following are the voting results for these proposals:
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PROPOSAL 1 Election of Class III directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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Patrick G. LePore | 28,408,987 | 1,688,603 | 2,922,251 |
Ronald M. Nordmann | 28,956,933 | 1,140,657 | 2,922,251 |
Joseph E. Smith | 28,911,719 | 1,185,871 | 2,922,251 |
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PROPOSAL 2 Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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32,442,444 | 549,427 | 27,970 | 0 |
PROPOSAL 3 Non-binding advisory vote on our 2010 executive compensation programs and policies for our Named Executives:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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28,561,964 | 1,493,116 | 42,510 | 2,922,251 |
PROPOSAL 4 Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of a stockholder vote on our executive compensation programs and policies for the Named Executives:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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26,842,141 | 92,956 | 3,121,341 | 41,152 | 2,922,251 |
PROPOSAL 5 Reapproval of the material terms of the performance goals under our 2004 performance equity plan:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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27,312,748 | 2,712,979 | 71,863 | 2,922,251 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 23, 2011, we issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, announcing the execution of the Share Purchase Agreement.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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99.1 |
| Press release issued by Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., dated May 23, 2011 |
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Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent that any statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K contain information that is not historical, such statements are essentially forward-looking and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in the Companys filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are made as of the date hereof only, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and, subject to any applicable law to the contrary, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated as of: May 23, 2011
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC.
(Registrant)
/s/ Thomas J. Haughey
Thomas J. Haughey, Executive Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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99.1 |
| Press release issued by Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., dated May 23, 2011 |
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Contact:
Allison Wey
Vice President
Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.
(201) 802-4000
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL TO ACQUIRE EDICT PHARMACEUTICALS
Strengthens Pars R&D Platform and Augments Manufacturing Capacity
Woodcliff Lake, N.J., May 23, 2011 Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE:PRX) announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Edict Pharmaceuticals, an India-based developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, for up to $37.6 million in cash and Pars repayment of certain additional pre-close indebtedness. The transaction is expected to be accretive in 2013.
Edict Pharmaceuticals is a Chennai, India-based developer and manufacturer of solid oral dosage generic pharmaceuticals with a highly-skilled research and development team and strong product pipeline focused on niche first-to-file, first-to-market formulations. Edict currently has seven ANDAs filed with the U.S. FDA and one ANDA filed in the name of a development partner with an additional 14 products in development.
Commenting on the acquisition, Paul V. Campanelli, President of Par Pharmaceutical, said, This transaction enhances Pars already successful research and development infrastructure and demonstrates Pars intention to continue to build out our product development platform. Also, Edicts facility adds significant operational capacity and provides business continuity protection for our Spring Valley, NY facility.
Mr. Campanelli continued, Par has a long-standing relationship with Edicts CEO, Muthusamy Samy Shanmugan, having collaborated on numerous current Par products. He shares Pars highly entrepreneurial culture and cost-efficient approach to product development. I am very excited to welcome Samy and his experienced and dedicated team to Par.
The acquisition is subject to customary conditions and approvals. Par expects to complete the transaction by the end of the year.
About Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. is a US-based specialty pharmaceutical company. Through its wholly-owned subsidiarys two operating divisions, Par Pharmaceutical and Strativa Pharmaceuticals, it develops, manufactures and markets high barrier-to-entry generic drugs and niche, innovative proprietary pharmaceuticals. For press release and other company information, visit www.parpharm.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this news release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent any statements made in this news release contain information that is not historical, these statements are essentially forward-looking and, as such, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed herein. Risk factors that might affect such forward-looking statements include those set forth in Item 1A of the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, in other of the Companys filings with the SEC from time to time, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and on general industry and economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date hereof only, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and, subject to any applicable law to the contrary, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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