UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 15, 2022

 

Royalty Pharma plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

England and Wales		001-39329		98-1535773
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

110 East 59th Street New York , New York		10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 883-0200

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share		RPRX		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On April 15, 2022, Royalty Pharma plc filed a prospectus supplement relating to up to 350,000 of its Class A ordinary shares (the “Securities”) to be awarded from time to time to employees and consultants of RP Management, LLC pursuant to the RP Management Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). In connection with the Plan, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Securities as Exhibit 5.1 herewith.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

5.1		Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP with respect to the Securities.
23.1		Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted in Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 15, 2022