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): April 24, 2015
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 8.01 Other Events.
On April 24, 2015, Perrigo Company plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its rejection of the unsolicited offer from Mylan N.V. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Directors of Perrigo Company plc accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken all reasonable care to ensure such is the case), the information contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
A person interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of Perrigo Company plc or Mylan N.V. may have disclosure obligations under Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by Perrigo Company plc, dated April 24, 2015. | |
Signature
Pursuant to the requirement 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) | ||||
By: | /s/ Todd W. Kingma | |||
| Dated: April 24, 2015 | Todd W. Kingma | |||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||