8-K

Date: January 24, 2018

HORIZON PHARMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

/s/ Paul W. Hoelscher

Paul W. Hoelscher

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

0001193125-18-018387.txt : 20180124 0001193125-18-018387.hdr.sgml : 20180124 20180124160603 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-018387 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180118 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20180124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180124 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Horizon Pharma plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001492426 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 272179987 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35238 FILM NUMBER: 18545242 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CONNAUGHT HOUSE, 1ST FLOOR STREET 2: 1 BURLINGTON ROAD CITY: DUBLIN STATE: L2 ZIP: 4 BUSINESS PHONE: 011-353-1-772-2100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CONNAUGHT HOUSE, 1ST FLOOR STREET 2: 1 BURLINGTON ROAD CITY: DUBLIN STATE: L2 ZIP: 4 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HORIZON PHARMA, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100520 8-K 1 d514871d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

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): January 18, 2018

Horizon Pharma Public Limited Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland

001-35238

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Connaught House, 1^st Floor, 1 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04 C5Y6, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-353-1-772-2100

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On January 18, 2018, Dave A. Happel notified us that he intended to resign from the Company, effective February 1, 2018, as our Executive Vice President, Commercial Development and Strategy. Mr. Happel has been named Chief Executive Officer of Chrono Therapeutics. We do not expect to replace the position and Mr. Happel’s duties will be assumed by other members of our executive team.

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.