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): May 2, 2012
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34263 | 65-0403311 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 30831 Huntwood Avenue, Hayward, CA | 94544 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 240-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 2, 2012, Impax Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) from the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning its investigation into the drug SOLODYN® and its generic equivalents. According to the FTC, the investigation is to determine whether Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, the Company, and six other companies have engaged or are engaged in unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce by (i) entering into agreements regarding SOLODYN® or its generic equivalents and/or (ii) engaging in other conduct regarding the sale or marketing of SOLODYN® or its generic equivalents. The Company is cooperating with the FTC in producing documents and information in response to the CID. To the knowledge of the Company, no proceedings have been initiated against the Company at this time, however no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of this investigation.
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.
| Dated: May 8, 2012 | IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Arthur A. Koch, Jr. | |||||||
| Name: | Arthur A. Koch, Jr. | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||