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 20, 2016 (December 20, 2016)
ALLERGAN PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland | 001-36867 | 98-1114402 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park
Coolock, Dublin, D17 E400, Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(862) 261-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 20, 2016, Allergan plc (Allergan) and Acelity L.P. Inc. (Acelity) issued a joint press release announcing the execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), dated December 20, 2016, by and among Allergan Holdco US, Inc. (Allergan US), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Allergan, LifeCell Corporation (LifeCell), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Acelity, and, solely for purposes of Section 4.20 of the Purchase Agreement, Warner Chilcott Limited, a Bermuda company. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Acelity will sell to Allergan US, and Allergan US will purchase for cash from Acelity, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of LifeCell. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release dated December 20, 2016. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Allergan plc | ||||||
Date: December 20, 2016 | By: | /s/ A. Robert D. Bailey | ||||
Name: | A. Robert D. Bailey | |||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release dated December 20, 2016. |