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): July 15, 2015
| Commission File Number |
Exact name of registrant as principal office and address |
State of incorporation or organization |
I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | |||
| 001-36867 | Allergan plc 1 Grand Canal Square, Docklands Dublin 2, Ireland (862) 261-7000 |
Ireland | 98-1114402 |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On July 15, 2015, Allergan plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company received a notice letter dated July 10, 2015 from Akorn Pharmaceuticals (“Akorn”) stating that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received Akorn’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) containing “Paragraph IV” patent certification seeking approval to market a generic version of the Company’s Restasis® (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% product. In addition, the Company has received communication suggesting that additional ANDAs for generic versions of Restasis® may have been received by the FDA.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or as otherwise subject to liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated July 15, 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.
| Date: July 15, 2015 |
ALLERGAN PLC | |||||
| By: | /s/ A. Robert D. Bailey | |||||
| Name: | A. Robert D. Bailey | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| Exhibit 99.1* | Press Release dated July 15, 2015. | |
| * | Exhibits filed herewith |