SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FORD WILLIAM E (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 110 E. 59TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Royalty Pharma plc [ RPRX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2020
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Ordinary Shares	06/18/2020		P		1,500,000	A	$28	1,500,000	I	GA RP Holding, L.P.(1)(10)(11)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
LP interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP	$0	06/15/2020		A(2)		2,667,385		(3)	(3)	Class A Ordinary Shares	26,673,850	$0	2,667,385(4)	I	By General Atlantic (RP) Collections LLC(5)(12)
LP interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP	$0	06/15/2020		A(2)		171,350		(3)	(3)	Class A Ordinary Shares	1,713,500	$0	171,350(6)	I	By Steamboat Park Investments LLC(7)
LP interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP	$0	06/15/2020		A(2)		76,127		(3)	(3)	Class A Ordinary Shares	761,270	$0	76,127(8)	I	By Groton Restricted Fund LP(9)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person is employed by an entity affiliated with GA RP Holding, L.P. ("GA RP Holding"). The limited partners of GA RP Holding that share beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares held by GA RP Holding are GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P. ("GAPCO CDA"), GAP Coinvestments III, LLC ("GAPCO III"), GAP Coinvestments IV, L.P. ("GAPCO IV"), GAP Coinvestments V, LLC ("GAPCO V"), General Atlantic Partners (Bermuda) IV, L.P. ("GAP Bermuda IV"), General Atlantic Partners (Bermuda) EU, L.P. ("GAP Bermuda EU") and General Atlantic Partners (Lux), SCSp ("GAP Lux"). GA RP Holding, Ltd. ("GA RP Ltd.") is the general partner of GA RP Holding. General Atlantic LLC ("GA LLC") is the managing member of GAPCO III, GAPCO IV and GAPCO V and the general partner of GAPCO CDA. General Atlantic GenPar (Lux), SCSp ("GA GenPar Lux") is the general partner of GAP Lux, and General Atlantic (Lux) S.a.r.l ("GA Lux Sarl") is the general partner of GA GenPar Lux.

2. The Reporting Person acquired beneficial ownership of Class B Interests in Royalty Pharma Holdings Ltd. ("Holdings") and became entitled to indirect rights to exchange such Class B Interests for Class A Ordinary Shares of the Issuer in connection with a reorganization prior to closing of the Issuer's initial public offering (as more fully described in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-238632)). The reorganization involved the exchange of interests in Royalty Pharma Investments 2019 ICAV held by RPI US Partners 2019, LP ("RPI US LP") for interests in Holdings. The reorganization and the acquisition of these exchange rights occurred on June 15, 2020.

3. Represents limited partnership interests in RPI US LP ("RPI US LP Interests"). Each RPI US LP Interest can be exchanged for ten Class B Interests in Holdings at any time and for no additional value, which exchange right does not expire until so converted. Each Class B Interest in Holdings issued in exchange for a RPI US LP Interest will be exchanged upon such exchange for one Class A Ordinary Share of the Issuer for no additional value.

4. Includes 192,988 RPI US LP Interests that are subject to forfeiture if and when the Class A Ordinary Shares attain a 20-trading day volume weighted average price of $32.30 or more after December 15, 2020 and on or before December 15, 2023. The amount of this forfeiture scales linearly from 0% at $20.51 per share to 100% at $32.30 per share.

5. The Reporting Person is employed by an entity affiliated with General Atlantic (RP) Collections, LLC ("GA RP Collections"). The members of GA RP Collections that share beneficial ownership of the interests held by GA RP Collections are indirectly held by the following General Atlantic investment funds: General Atlantic Partners AIV-1 A, L.P. ("GAP AIV-1 A"), General Atlantic Partners AIV-1 B, L.P. ("GAP AIV-1 B"), GAPCO CDA, GAPCO III, GAPCO IV and GAPCO V. General Atlantic (SPV) GP, LLC ("GA SPV") is the sole non-member manager of GA RP Collections. The general partner of GAP AIV-1 A and GAP AIV-1 B is General Atlantic GenPar, L.P. ("GA GenPar"). The general partner of GA GenPar is GA LLC. GA LLC is the sole member of GA SPV, the managing member of GAPCO III, GAPCO IV and GAPCO V.

6. Includes 12,398 RPI US LP Interests that are subject to forfeiture if and when the Class A Ordinary Shares attain a 20-trading day volume weighted average price of $32.30 or more after December 15, 2020 and on or before December 15, 2023. The amount of this forfeiture scales linearly from 0% at $20.51 per share to 100% at $32.30 per share.

7. The Reporting Person has a private membership interest in Steamboat Park Investments, LLC ("SPI"), a U.S. based entity within the General Atlantic private equity group, as an individual and through a family vehicle, and is an officer and a member of the Board of Managers of SPI. The Reporting Person disclaims ownership of such ordinary shares except to the extent he has a pecuniary interest therein.

8. Includes 5,512 RPI US LP Interests that are subject to forfeiture if and when the Class A Ordinary Shares attain a 20-trading day volume weighted average price of $32.30 or more after December 15, 2020 and on or before December 15, 2023. The amount of this forfeiture scales linearly from 0% at $20.51 per share to 100% at $32.30 per share.

9. The Reporting Person has a private membership interest in Madison Park Capital, LLC ("MPC"), a U.S. based entity within the General Atlantic private equity group, and is an officer and a member of the Board of Managers of MPC. Each of SPI and MPC maintains an investment as a limited partner of Groton Restricted Fund LP. The Reporting Person disclaims ownership of such ordinary shares except to the extent he has a pecuniary interest therein.

10. General Atlantic GenPar (Bermuda), L.P. ("GA GenPar Bermuda") is the sole shareholder of GA Lux Sarl, and the general partner of GAP Bermuda IV and GAP Bermuda EU. GAP (Bermuda) Limited is the general partner of GA GenPar Bermuda and the sole shareholder of GA RP Ltd. There are eight members of the management committee of GA LLC (the "GA Management Committee"), and the GA Management Committee is ultimately responsible for the management of GAP (Bermuda) Limited.

11. The Reporting Person is a member of the GA Management Committee and is Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director of GA LLC. GA LLC, GA GenPar Bermuda, GAP (Bermuda) Limited, GAPCO III, GAPCO IV, GAPCO V, GAPCO CDA, GAP Bermuda IV, GAP Bermuda EU, GAP Lux, GA RP Ltd, GA GenPar Lux and GA Lux Sarl are a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each of the members of the GA Management Committee disclaims ownership of the ordinary shares except to the extent he or she has a pecuniary interest therein.

12. The Reporting Person is a member of the GA Management Committee and is Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director of GA LLC. GA LLC, GA GenPar, GA SPV, GAP AIV-1 A, GAP AIV-1 B, GAPCO III, GAPCO IV, GAPCO V, GAPCO CDA are a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each of the members of the GA Management Committee disclaims ownership of the ordinary shares except to the extent he or she has a pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Jason Mehar, as Attorney-in-Fact, for William E. Ford	06/22/2020
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