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): December 18, 2014
PERRIGO COMPANY PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 001-36353
| Ireland | Not Applicable | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| Treasury Building, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, Ireland | Not Applicable | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
+353 1 7094000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 18, 2014, the board of directors of Perrigo Company plc (the “Company”) approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year-end from the Saturday closest to each June 30 to December 31. The change in fiscal year will become effective for the Company’s 2016 fiscal year, which will begin January 1, 2016 and end December 31, 2016. The Company plans to file a transition report on Form 10-KT for the six-month period ending December 31, 2015.
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.
| PERRIGO COMPANY PLC | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: December 22, 2014 | By: | /s/ Todd W. Kingma | ||
| Todd W. Kingma | ||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||