Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): March 13, 2018

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

0-50440		20-2590184
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1550 East Gude Drive, Rockville MD		20850
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 838-2500

Not Applicable

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

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 13, 2018, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other considerations (the “Offering”), $350 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Convertible Notes”) to be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company is disclosing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. This information, which has not been previously reported, consists of the March 2018 Presentation by Management to prospective investors in the Convertible Notes. A copy of the presentation has been made publically available on the Company’s website www.supernus.com.

The Company is furnishing the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K to comply with Regulation FD. Such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” that do not convey historical information, but relate to predicted or potential future events, such as statements of our plans, strategies and intentions. These statements can often be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipate” or similar terminology. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Except for the Company’s ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In addition to the risks and uncertainties of ordinary business operations and conditions in the general economy and the markets in which the Company competes, the forward-looking statements of the Company contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are also subject various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (as filed on March 1, 2018), and in its subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 13, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the Offering. The Company also intends to grant to the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes. In connection with the Offering, the Company expects to enter into privately negotiated convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following documents are furnished as Exhibits pursuant to Item 7.01 and 8.01 hereof:

Exhibit 99.1 —	March 2018 Management Presentation

Exhibit 99.2 —	Press Release dated March 13, 2018

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.