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CUSIP No. 28226B 302 | | SCHEDULE 13D | | Page12of15 |
The CRG Entities may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the Shares and the Iroko Warrant by virtue of their ownership of Iroko Pharmaceuticals.
CR Group may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the Shares and the Iroko Warrant by virtue of its position as the investment manager for the CRG Entities.
Mr. Hukill may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the Shares and the Iroko Warrant by virtue of his indirect control of CR Group.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Items 2, 3 and 6 of this Schedule 13D are incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
The Issuer is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing treatments for pain. The transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement were conditioned upon the reorganization of the Issuer under the Bankruptcy Code and are intended to support the reorganization of the Issuer’s capital structure and to capitalize on anticipated business synergies between the Iroko and Egalet products. The Reporting Persons believe the reorganized Issuer is an attractive investment.
The Reporting Persons intend to engage in discussions with the Issuer and Issuer’s management and board of directors and other interested parties that may relate to the governance and board composition, business, operations, cost structure, management, assets, capitalization, financial condition, strategic plans, and the future of the Issuer.
The Reporting Persons continuously evaluate the business and prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, alternative investment opportunities and all other factors deemed relevant in determining whether additional securities of the Issuer or its subsidiaries will be acquired by the Reporting Persons or whether the Reporting Persons will dispose of any Shares or the Iroko Warrant acquired by any of them. At any time, subject to the limitations set forth in the definitive agreements described in Item 6 hereof, securities of the Issuer or its subsidiaries may be acquired, or some or all of the securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons may be sold, in either case in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons currently have no plans or proposals which would relate to or would result in any of the matters described in Items 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D; however, as part of their ongoing evaluation of the Issuer and its subsidiaries and related alternatives, the Reporting Persons may consider such matters and, subject to applicable law and any limitations in the definitive agreements described in Item 6 herein, including, without limitation, the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Iroko Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement, may formulate a plan with respect to such matters, and from time to time, the Reporting Persons may hold discussions with or make formal proposals to management or the board of directors of the Issuer or its subsidiaries, other stockholders of the Issuer and its subsidiaries or other third parties regarding such matters.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
| a) | The information contained on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference into this Item 5. |
| | Iroko Properties beneficially owns 4,586,874 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) and a warrant issued by the Issuer pursuant to which Iroko Properties has the right to acquire up to an additional 2,436,459 shares of Common Stock under certain conditions (the “Iroko Warrant”). The Shares, together with the Iroko Warrant represent approximately 59.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer based on 9,360,968 shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of January 31, 2019, as reported by Egalet Corporation on a Current Report on Form8-K filed on February 1, 2019. Excluding the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Iroko Warrant, Iroko Properties directly owns 49.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
| | As the sole shareholder of Iroko Properties, Iroko Pharmaceuticals indirectly beneficially owns the Shares and the Iroko Warrant. |
| | The CRG Entities may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares and the Iroko Warrant by virtue of their collective ownership of the all of the equity interests in Iroko Pharmaceuticals. |
| | CR Group may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares and the Iroko Warrant by virtue of its position as the investment manager for the CRG Entities. |