Form 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): June 22, 2015

 

 

PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 001-36353

 

 

 

Ireland   Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Treasury Building, Lower Grand Canal Street,

Dublin 2, Ireland

  Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

+353 1 7094000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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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.

On June 22, 2015, the Board of Directors of Perrigo Company plc (the “Company”) and the Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors approved amendments to the performance measurement periods for the performance-based restricted stock unit (“PRSU”) awards related to the Company’s 2013 and 2014 PRSU awards (the “Amendments”) granted under the Company’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

The Amendments change the remaining performance measurement periods on each of the 2013 and 2014 grants to align with the next two financial reporting periods of the Company under its previously disclosed change in fiscal year end from the Saturday ending on or about June 30 to December 31. As amended, the performance measurement periods are as follows:

 

2013 Grants

  

Original Measurement Periods

  

As Amended

Year One

   June 30, 2013 – June 28, 2014    June 30, 2013 – June 28, 2014

Year Two

   June 29, 2014 – June 27, 2015    June 29, 2014 – June 27, 2015

Year Three

   June 28, 2015 – June 25, 2016    June 28, 2015 – December 31, 2015

2014 Grants

         

Year One

   June 29, 2014 – June 27, 2015    June 29, 2014 – June 27, 2015

Year Two

   June 28, 2015 – June 25, 2016    June 28, 2015 – December 31, 2015

Year Three

   June 26, 2016 – July 1, 2017    January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016

The Amendments retain the original service requirement, such that the recipients must remain employed with the Company through the original vesting dates of the applicable grants. Forms of the Amendments are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Forms of Amendments to Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements under the Perrigo Company plc 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

 

PERRIGO COMPANY PLC
(Registrant)
By:

/s/ Todd W. Kingma

Dated: June 26, 2015 Todd W. Kingma
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

99.1 Forms of Amendments to Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements under the Perrigo Company plc 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.