Philip Morris International (PM) 8-K Recommended Final Cash Offer

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): September 20, 2021

Philip Morris International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	1-33708	13-3435103
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

120 Park Avenue	New York	New York	10017-5592
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (917) 663-2000

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

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	PM	New York Stock Exchange
2.900% Notes due 2021	PM21A	New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Notes due 2022	PM22A	New York Stock Exchange
2.375% Notes due 2022	PM22B	New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2022	PM22	New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2022	PM22C	New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Notes due 2023	PM23	New York Stock Exchange
2.125% Notes due 2023	PM23B	New York Stock Exchange
3.600% Notes due 2023	PM23A	New York Stock Exchange

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
2.875% Notes due 2024	PM24	New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Notes due 2024	PM24C	New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Notes due 2024	PM24B	New York Stock Exchange
3.250% Notes due 2024	PM24A	New York Stock Exchange
2.750% Notes due 2025	PM25	New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes due 2025	PM25A	New York Stock Exchange
2.750% Notes due 2026	PM26A	New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Notes due 2026	PM26	New York Stock Exchange
0.125% Notes due 2026	PM26B	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2027	PM27	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2028	PM28	New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Notes due 2029	PM29	New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes due 2029	PM29A	New York Stock Exchange
0.800% Notes due 2031	PM31	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes due 2033	PM33	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2036	PM36	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2037	PM37A	New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Notes due 2038	PM38	New York Stock Exchange
1.450% Notes due 2039	PM39	New York Stock Exchange
4.375% Notes due 2041	PM41	New York Stock Exchange
4.500% Notes due 2042	PM42	New York Stock Exchange
3.875% Notes due 2042	PM42A	New York Stock Exchange
4.125% Notes due 2043	PM43	New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Notes due 2043	PM43A	New York Stock Exchange
4.250% Notes due 2044	PM44	New York Stock Exchange

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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

         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.   

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the previous announcement by Philip Morris International Inc. ("PMI") of the commencement of its tender offer to acquire Vectura Group plc (“Vectura”), and the extension of the tender offer period until 1:00 p.m. (London time) on September 30, 2021, on September 20, 2021, PMI announced that PMI Global Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of PMI (“PMIGS”), having now acquired or received valid acceptances in respect of over 75 per cent of Vectura's outstanding shares, will now procure that Vectura makes an application to cancel the listing of Vectura shares on the Official List, cancel trading in Vectura shares on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market, and re-register Vectura as a private limited company.

In addition, PMI also announced that should PMI and PMIGS acquire or receive acceptances under the extended offer period of 90 per cent or more of the outstanding shares of Vectura, PMIGS will exercise its rights under U.K. law to acquire the remaining shares of Vectura on a compulsory basis on the same terms as the offer, which is 165 pence per share of Vectura.

The press release that was issued in the United Kingdom via the Regulatory News Service is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Additional information about PMI’s tender offer for the shares of Vectura may be found on PMI's website under “Offer to Acquire Vectura Group plc.”

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Philip Morris International Inc. press release regarding the delisting of Vectura Group plc from the London Stock Exchange and the compulsory acquisition of the shares of Vectura Group plc, dated September 20, 2021 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01).

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101).

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.

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:	/s/ DARLENE QUASHIE HENRY
Name:	Darlene Quashie Henry
Title:	Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Date: September 21, 2021