| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously disclosed, on October 12, 2020, Mallinckrodt plc, an Irish public limited company in examination under Part 10 of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland (“Mallinckrodt”), and certain of its subsidiaries voluntarily initiated proceedings under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Also as previously disclosed, on February 3, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion (which was subsequently revised on February 8, 2022 to make minor corrections) stating its intention to confirm Mallinckrodt’s Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Mallinckrodt Plc and Its Debtor Affiliates Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Also as previously disclosed, on March 2, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (with Technical Modifications) of Mallinckrodt Plc and Its Debtor Affiliates Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Plan”).
Also as previously disclosed, on February 14, 2022, the directors of Mallinckrodt initiated examinership proceedings before the High Court of Ireland (the “Irish High Court”), and on February 28, 2022, the Irish High Court made an order appointing Mr. Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton Ireland as examiner of Mallinckrodt (the “Examiner”). Also as previously disclosed, on April 27, 2022, the Irish High Court made an order pursuant to Section 541(3) of the Companies Act of Ireland confirming a scheme of arrangement proposed by the Examiner between Mallinckrodt, its creditors and members, which is based on and consistent in all respects with the Plan (the “Scheme”) and also made an order pursuant to Section 542(3) of the Companies Act of Ireland that the Scheme shall become effective on the same date that the Plan becomes effective. At such time, the Scheme will become binding on Mallinckrodt, its creditors and members as a matter of the laws of Ireland, the examinership proceedings will conclude, and Mallinckrodt will cease to be under the protection of the Irish High Court.
On May 20, 2022, in connection with the expected forthcoming effectiveness of the Plan (and, by extension, the Scheme), Mallinckrodt agreed to principal, non-binding terms with certain purchasers to issue $650 million in new first lien senior secured notes, as set forth in a non-binding term sheet (such terms, the “Term Sheet”). A copy of the Term Sheet is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed to be “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, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Cautionary Statements Related to Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this document that are not strictly historical, including statements regarding future financial condition and operating results, legal, economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting Mallinckrodt’s businesses, and any other statements regarding events or developments the company believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, may be “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors include risks and uncertainties related to, among other things: the ability of Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries to consummate the Plan, the effects of the Chapter 11 cases, including increased professional costs, on the liquidity, results of operations and businesses of Mallinckrodt and its subsidiaries; the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the restructuring support agreement and the Plan, including the settlements entered into with the OCC, the UCC, and Mallinckrodt’s second lien noteholders, the financing required to fund certain distributions under the Plan and the ability of the parties to negotiate definitive agreements with respect to the matters covered by the related term sheets, whether related to such settlements, included in the restructuring support agreement, the Plan or otherwise, the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of any of the parties to terminate the restructuring support agreement, the Plan or any of the settlements and to satisfy the other conditions of the restructuring support agreement, the Plan and the settlements, including satisfying the milestones specified in the
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