UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i June 2, 2023

 

Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Ireland		i 001-35238		i 98-1195602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 i 70 St. Stephen’s Green,  i Dublin 2,  i D02 E2X4,  i Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  i 00-353-1- i 772-2100

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Ordinary shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share		i HZNP		i The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Item 8.01

Other Events

As previously disclosed, on December 11, 2022, Horizon Therapeutics plc (“Horizon”), Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) and Pillartree Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amgen (“Acquirer Sub”), entered into a Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, Acquirer Sub will acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of Horizon (the “Acquisition”) through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Irish Companies Act 2014.

On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining the Acquisition. On May 17, 2023, the court granted a stipulated temporary restraining order (the “Initial Stipulated TRO”). Following a case management hearing, on May 24, 2023, the court scheduled an evidentiary hearing on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction beginning on September 11, 2023. Based on the court’s schedule, Horizon, Amgen and the FTC then jointly proposed an extension of the Initial Stipulated TRO to the earlier of October 31, 2023 or the second business day after the court rules on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction (the “Revised Stipulated TRO”). On June 2, 2023, the court issued an order granting the Revised Stipulated TRO. If the court denies the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction on or before the October 31, 2023 date set forth in the Revised Stipulated TRO or the litigation is otherwise favorably resolved by that date, Horizon would expect the Acquisition to close by mid-December.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Statement Required by the Irish Takeover Rules

The directors of Horizon accept responsibility for the information contained in this report. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Horizon (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this report is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “see,” “continue,” “could,” “can,” “may,” “will,” “likely,” “depend,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “target,” and similar expressions, and may include references to assumptions and relate to Horizon’s future prospects, developments and business strategies, and the Acquisition. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Acquisition, the FTC litigation and Horizon’s and Amgen’s expectations with respect to the timing of future events. Horizon’s expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties related to: whether Horizon and Amgen are successful in or otherwise able to resolve the FTC litigation; the time it takes to resolve the FTC litigation; the ability of the parties to consummate the Acquisition in a timely manner or at all; the possibility that the FTC litigation or any further inquires or actions from the FTC could have the effect of further delaying, imposing restrictions on, or impeding or precluding the completion of the Acquisition; the satisfaction (or waiver) of conditions to the consummation of the Acquisition; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the transaction agreement governing the Acquisition; and the outcome of any additional legal proceedings that have or may be instituted against the parties or any of their respective directors or officers related to the Acquisition. Additional risks and uncertainties that

could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements are included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in Horizon’s most recent filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and any subsequent reports on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed with the SEC from time to time and available at www.sec.gov. These documents can be accessed on Horizon’s website at https://ir.horizontherapeutics.com/financial-information/sec-filings. The forward-looking statements set out in this report are made only as of the date hereof. Horizon assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Dealing Disclosure Requirements

Under the provisions of Rule 8.3(b) of the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Irish Takeover Rules, 2022 (the “Irish Takeover Rules”), if any person is, or becomes, ‘interested’ in 1% or more of any class of ‘relevant securities’ of Horizon, that person must publicly disclose all ‘dealings’ in any ‘relevant securities’ of Horizon during the ‘offer period’, by not later than 3:30 p.m. (E.T.) on the ‘business day’ following the date of the relevant transaction.

If two or more persons co-operate on the basis of any agreement either express or tacit, either oral or written, to acquire an ‘interest’ in ‘relevant securities’ of Horizon or any securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules.

A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose ‘relevant securities’ ‘opening position’ and ‘dealings’ should be disclosed can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel’s website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.

‘Interests’ in securities arise, in summary, when a person has long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an ‘interest’ by virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities.

Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Irish Takeover Rules, which can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel’s website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a ‘dealing’ under Rule 8 of the Irish Takeover Rules, please consult the Irish Takeover Panel’s website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie or contact the Irish Takeover Panel on telephone number +353 1 678 9020.

General

A copy of this announcement will be available, free of charge (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in certain restricted jurisdictions) on Horizon’s website at https://ir.horizontherapeutics.com/information by no later than 12:00 noon (E.T.) on the business day following this announcement and throughout the course of the pending transaction. Neither the contents of Horizon’s website nor the contents of any other website accessible from hyperlinks are incorporated into, or form part of, this announcement.

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: June 5, 2023				HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
				By:		/s/ Aaron L. Cox
						Aaron L. Cox
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer