Current Report Filing (8-k)
July 03 2018 - 2:16PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): June 27, 2018
Horizon Pharma Public Limited Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ireland
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001-35238
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Connaught House, 1
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Floor, 1 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04 C5Y6, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code:
011-353-1-772-2100
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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Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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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 or
Rule 12b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 27, 2018, a subsidiary of Horizon Pharma plc (the Horizon Subsidiary) entered into a Settlement and License Agreement
(the Settlement Agreement) with Lupin Ltd. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (collectively, Lupin) relating to RAVICTI
®
(glycerol phenylbutyrate) Oral Liquid, 1.1 gm/mL.
Specifically, the Settlement Agreement pertains to
on-going
patent infringement litigation against Lupin in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (the Litigation), petitions for
Inter Partes
Review with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with respect to certain U.S. patents covering RAVICTI (the IPRs) and an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of a prior finding of the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board (the Appeal). In the Litigation, the Horizon Subsidiary has alleged that a generic version of RAVICTI, for which Lupin is seeking approval to market in the United States pursuant to an Abbreviated New Drug Application
(ANDA), infringes certain U.S. patents that are owned by the Horizon Subsidiary.
The parties have agreed to file stipulations of
dismissal with the court regarding the Litigation and a joint request for termination in the IPRs. Lupin has further agreed to withdraw from the Appeal. The Settlement Agreement also provides for a full settlement and release by each party of all
claims that relate to Lupins generic version of RAVICTI or the Litigation, the IPRs or the Appeal.
Under the Settlement Agreement,
the Horizon Subsidiary granted Lupin a
non-exclusive,
perpetual, royalty-free license to manufacture and commercialize Lupins generic version of
RAVICTI
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Oral Liquid in the United States after the License Effective Date (as defined below) and to take steps necessary to develop inventory of, and prepare to commercialize, Lupins
generic version of RAVICTI during certain limited periods prior to the License Effective Date.
Under the Settlement Agreement, the
License Effective Date is July 1, 2026; however, Lupin may be able to enter the market earlier in certain circumstances.
The Horizon
Subsidiary also agreed not to sue or assert any claim against Lupin for infringement of any patent or patent application owned or controlled by the Horizon Subsidiary during the term of the Settlement Agreement based on the manufacture, use, sale,
offer for sale, or importation of Lupins generic version of RAVICTI in the United States. In turn, Lupin agreed not to challenge the validity or enforceability of the licensed patents.
The foregoing description of the Settlement Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the agreement, which will be filed, with confidential terms redacted, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ending June 30, 2018.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the anticipated results and actions to be taken under the
Settlement Agreement. These forward-looking statements are based on managements expectations and assumptions as of the date of this report and actual results may differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements as a result of
various factors. These factors include, but are not limited to risks regarding whether regulatory authorities challenge the enforceability of or seek to enjoin the entry into the Settlement Agreement, whether the court will grant orders dismissing
the Litigation, whether the IPRs will be terminated following the parties joint request for termination, whether additional third parties may seek to market generic versions of RAVICTI and the results of any litigation that Horizon Pharma plc
files to defend and/or assert its patents against such third parties. For a further description of these and other risks facing Horizon Pharma plc, please see the risk factors described in Horizon Pharma plcs filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption Risk Factors in those filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and Horizon Pharma plc undertakes no obligation to update or
revise these statements, except as may be required by law.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: July 3, 2018
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HORIZON PHARMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Paul W. Hoelscher
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Paul W. Hoelscher
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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