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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
On March 6, 2023, Amarin Corporation plc (the “Company”) announced that Adam Berger, Erin Enright, Geraldine Murphy, Kristine Peterson, Dr. Murray Stewart, Jan van Heek and Alfonso “Chito” Zulueta (the “Departing Directors”) notified the Company of their decision to resign as directors of the Company, effective immediately. The resignations did not result from any disagreements with the Company with respect to its operations, policies or practices.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On March 6, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of the Departing Directors, which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information set forth under Item 7.01 and in the Press Release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 herewith shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 6, 2023 (furnished herewith) | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| Date: March 6, 2023 | Amarin Corporation plc | |||||
| By: | /s/ Karim Mikhail | |||||
| Karim Mikhail | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||