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): March 8, 2019

STRONGBRIDGE BIOPHARMA plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-37569
(Commission
File Number) 98-1275166
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

900 Northbrook Drive
Suite 200
Trevose, PA
(Address of principal executive offices) 19053
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 254-9200

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

Emerging growth company          x

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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 8, 2019, Strongbridge Biopharma plc issued a press release regarding new employment inducement awards.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Table
99.1	Press Release issued by Strongbridge Biopharma plc, dated March 8, 2019.

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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.

	STRONGBRIDGE BIOPHARMA PLC
	By:	/s/ A. Brian Davis
	Name:	A. Brian Davis
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 8, 2019

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Strongbridge Biopharma plc Announces New Employment Inducement Awards

Dublin, Ireland and Trevose, Pa., March 8, 2019 — Strongbridge Biopharma plc, (Nasdaq: SBBP), a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for rare diseases with significant unmet needs, today announced that it has approved inducement equity awards to 15 individuals who have recently become, or are expected to become, employees of the Company.

The inducement awards are being made in the form of non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 309,300 ordinary shares of the Company, and are being made as a material inducement to these individuals to enter into employment with the Company pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The exercise price for each of the options is equal to the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the grant date. One quarter of each of the options will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date of such option and the remaining three quarters will vest in 12 equal quarterly installments following the one-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employee’s continuous employment with the Company. The options will have a ten-year term. The options will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2017 Inducement Plan, pursuant to which the options have been granted.

About Strongbridge Biopharma

Strongbridge Biopharma is a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for rare diseases with significant unmet needs. Strongbridge’s commercial portfolio within its rare endocrine franchise includes RECORLEV™ (levoketoconazole), a cortisol synthesis inhibitor currently being studied in Phase 3 clinical studies for the treatment of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome, and veldoreotide extended release, a pre-clinical next-generation somatostatin analog being investigated for the treatment of acromegaly and potential additional applications in other conditions amenable to somatostatin receptor activation. Both RECORLEV and veldoreotide have received orphan drug designation from the FDA and the European Medicines Agency. The Company’s rare neuromuscular franchise includes KEVEYIS® (dichlorphenamide), the first and only FDA-approved treatment for hyperkalemic, hypokalemic, and related variants of primary periodic paralysis. KEVEYIS has orphan drug exclusivity in the United States.

Contacts:

Corporate and Media Relations
Elixir Health Public Relations
Lindsay Rocco
+1 862-596-1304

lrocco@elixirhealthpr.com

Investor Relations

United States:
Solebury Trout
Marcy Nanus
+1 646-378-2927
mnanus@soleburytrout.com

Europe:
First House
Geir Arne Drangeid
+47 913 10 458

strongbridgebio@firsthouse.no

USA
900 Northbrook Drive
Suite 200
Trevose, PA 19053
Tel. +1 610-254-9200
Fax. +1 215-355-7389