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
January 2, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33500 | 05-0563787 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3180 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California 94304
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 496-3777
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the (“Company”) did not make the approximately $4.5 million quarterly interest payment that was due on December 31, 2008 (the “December Interest Payment”) with respect to its $119 million principal amount of senior secured notes (the “Notes”) outstanding under the Senior Secured Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement among the Company, JPI Commercial, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“JPIC”), the other credit parties party thereto, the holders of the senior secured notes of JPIC (the “Purchasers”), and LB I Group Inc., as a Purchaser and as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), dated as of March 14, 2008 (the “Loan Agreement”). The failure to pay the December Interest Payment constitutes an event of default under the Loan Agreement and permits the Purchasers holding at least 50% in principal amount of the Notes outstanding under the Loan Agreement (the “Majority Holders”) to accelerate payment of the Notes at their election. On January 8, 2009, the Company received a notice of default under the Loan Agreement; the Company has not received any acceleration notice from the Majority Holders. Interest will accrue from December 31, 2008 on the outstanding obligations under the Loan Agreement at the regular interest rate provided for pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the Notes, plus 2% as a result of the Company’s non-payment of the December Interest Payment. The Company had been working with Collateral Agent and the other Purchasers to resolve the matter prior to and since the date on which the December Interest Payment was due and will continue to seek to resolve the matter with the Collateral Agent and the Purchasers.
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.
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Carol A. Gamble | |
| Carol A. Gamble | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: January 12, 2009