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): May 17, 2022

Royalty Pharma plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

England and Wales

001-39329

98-1535773

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

110 East 59^th Street

New York , New York

10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 883-0200

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

RPRX

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 17, 2022, Royalty Pharma plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its increased 5-year forward target for capital deployment, its increased long-term outlook for Adjusted Cash Receipts (a non-GAAP financial measure) and the prospects for royalty funding in life sciences to be presented at the Company’s Investor Day today, May 17, 2022, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Investor Day presentation and presentation slides will be available at www.royaltypharma.com/investors/news-and-events/events. A recording of the event will also be available on the Company’s website after the presentation.

The information included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “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 incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by Royalty Pharma plc, dated May 17, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.