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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 6-K



REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Month of June 2023



Commission File Number: 001-39822



Pharming Group N.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



Darwinweg 24
2333 CR Leiden
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)



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Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a press release of Pharming Group N.V., or the Company, dated June 1, 2023.





EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Pharming Group announces sale of priority review voucher





SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Pharming Group N.V.
By:
/s/ Sijmen de Vries
Name:
Sijmen de Vries
Title:
CEO

Date: June 1, 2023



















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Pharming Group announces sale of priority review voucher

Leiden, The Netherlands, June 1, 2023: Pharming Group N.V. (“Pharming” or “the Company”) (EURONEXT Amsterdam: PHARM/Nasdaq: PHAR) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Novartis Pharma A.G. (“Novartis") to sell its Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) to Novartis for a pre-agreed, one-time payment of approximately US$21.1 million shortly after closing.

Pharming was granted the PRV by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2023 in connection with the approval of Joenja® (leniolisib); an oral, selective PI3Kδ inhibitor, for activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ) syndrome (APDS), a rare and progressive primary immunodeficiency, in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.

Pursuant to the terms of the August 2019 exclusive license agreement between Pharming and Novartis for leniolisib, Novartis has the right to purchase the PRV from Pharming for a pre-agreed, contractually defined percentage of the PRV value.

Jeroen Wakkerman, Chief Financial Officer of Pharming, said:

“The sale of the PRV will further strengthen Pharming’s financial position and help fund pipeline developments, including new indications for leniolisib. We remain committed to growing a portfolio of medicines in rare diseases, which have the potential to transform the lives of patients and working towards our goal of becoming a leading global rare disease company dedicated to patient communities with unmet medical needs.”


About the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program
The program is intended to encourage development of new drug and biological products for prevention and treatment of certain rare pediatric diseases. A PRV may be issued to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application and entitles the holder to priority review of a single New Drug Application or Biologics License Application, which reduces the target review time and could lead to an expedited approval. The sponsor receives the PRV upon approval of the rare pediatric disease product application and it can be sold without limitation, subject to applicable FDA requirements for filing and use.

About Pharming Group N.V.
Pharming Group N.V. (EURONEXT Amsterdam: PHARM/Nasdaq: PHAR) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and gene therapies that are in early to late-stage development. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

For more information, visit www.pharming.com and find us on LinkedIn.




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Inside Information
This press release relates to the disclosure of information that qualifies, or may have qualified, as inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.


For further public information, contact:
Pharming Group, Leiden, The Netherlands
Michael Levitan, VP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
T: +1 (908) 705 1696

Heather Robertson, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
E: investor@pharming.com

FTI Consulting, London, UK
Victoria Foster Mitchell/Alex Shaw/Amy Byrne
T:+44 203 727 1000

LifeSpring Life Sciences Communication, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Leon Melens
T: +31 6 53 81 64 27
E: pharming@lifespring.nl